Gray Wolves To Be Removed From Endangered Species List
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is removing federal protections for gray wolves in the contiguous U.S., saying the species' recovery is a success. Wildlife groups are promising to sue.
Gray wolves, a species that has long been vilified and admired, will no longer receive federal protections under the Endangered Species Act in the Lower 48 U.S. states, the Trump administration announced Thursday.
The is drawing praise from those who want to see the iconic species managed by state and tribal governments, and harsh criticism from those who believe. Gray wolves used to exist across most of North America.
