US won't restore protections for wolves in Rockies, proposes national plan
Federal wildlife officials have decided not to restore protections for gray wolves across portions of six states, allowing hunting to continue in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.
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Federal wildlife officials have decided not to restore protections for gray wolves across portions of six states, allowing hunting to continue in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.
The Biden administration declined to list the gray wolf as endangered throughout much of the West, a move that would have granted the species sweeping federal protections in the region and which environmental activists have long advocated for. In an announcement Friday, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) issued a "not warranted" finding for two petitions
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Conservation groups filed multiple petitions asking for relisting in the wake of Idaho’s expanded wolf hunting and trapping laws.
The Biden administration rejected a petition from environmental groups to list the gray wolf species as endangered in the West, a move that would have blocked state hunting laws.