Biden OKs USFWS study on whether to delist grizzly bear populations around Yellowstone, Glacier

The Biden administration is taking a step toward lifting federal protections for grizzly bears in the northern Rocky Mountains, which could open the door to hunting in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho in the future, wildlife officials said.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said on Friday that the governors of Montana and Wyoming provided “substantial information” that grizzly populations in the regions around Yellowstone and Glacier national parks had improved and threats had been reduced.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/us/grizzly-bears-protections-end.html

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