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Gray Wolves Removed from Endangered Species List
USAgNet - 10/30/2020
The gray wolf will no longer be listed as endangered species for the first time in over 45 years. U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt made the official announcement Thursday while at a wildlife refuge in Minnesota. The move transfers management
plans for the species from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services to individual states and tribal leaders. The decision was approved by President Trump.
"After more than 45 years as a listed species, the gray wolf has exceeded all conservation goals for recovery," Bernhardt said in a statement. "Today's announcement simply reflects the determination that this species is neither a threatened nor endangered species
based on the specific factors Congress has laid out in the law."
The ruling applies to the lower 48 states and excludes Mexican wolves in the southwest U.S. It goes into effect 60 days after it's published in the Federal Register Thursday, according to the U.S. Department of Interior.
The gray wolf had been delisted in Wisconsin and eight other Great Lakes states in 2014, but was quickly reversed by a federal judge at the urging of animal rights activists.
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