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Hey Wyoming: Your Wolves Aren't "Experimental" Anymore

April 13, 2009

Posted by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , U.S. Law and Policy

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biogems, delisting, endangeredspecies, endangeredspeciesact, idaho, montana, wolf, wolves, wyoming, yellowstone

Predictably, the Fish and Wildlife Service’s recent decision to strip wolves of Endangered Species Act protections in Montana and Idaho—but to leave those protections in place in Wyoming—not only angered us, but plenty of folks in Wyoming as well; and...continued

Gray wolves lose protection in the Northern Rockies, but hopefully not for long

April 1, 2009

Posted by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , U.S. Law and Policy

Tags:
delisting, endangeredspecies, endangeredspeciesact, idaho, montana, wolf, wolves, wyoming, yellowstone

As expected, today the Secretary of the Interior officially made available the final rule removing the Northern Rocky Mountain population of gray wolves from the list of federally endangered species in Montana and Idaho.  The rule will take effect...continued

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Andrew Wetzler
Director, Endangered Species Project
Chicago
I grew up in New York City but spent my summers canoeing and hiking in...
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