Predator Coexistence and Keystone Species Protection Act of 2026
Predator Coexistence and Keystone Species Protection Act of 2026 Context Note Human treatment of predators reflects deep evolutionary habits formed over ~10,000 years of conflict-based survival. Modern ecological science now shows these habits are maladaptive at scale. This document formalizes a corrective legislative framework. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE This Act may be cited as the Predator Coexistence and Keystone Species Protection Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. FINDINGS Congress finds the following: Apex predators are keystone species essential to ecosystem stability, biodiversity, water quality, soil retention, and disease regulation through trophic cascades. Scientific evidence demonstrates that removal of predators leads to herbivore overpopulation, vegetation collapse, increased erosion, loss of songbird and pollinator habitat, and secondary public‑health impacts including tick‑borne disease proliferation. The eradication of predator...