“For decades, ranchers have demonized wolves because they are an impediment to carefree, inexpensive grazing of private livestock on public lands. “The battle over wolf recovery is, unfortunately, both politically charged and partisan,” said Lindsay Larris, Wildlife Program Director with WildEarth Guardians (Guardians), in a press release. The rule excludes the Mexican gray wolf ( Canis lupus baileyi), a subspecies of gray wolf. Nevertheless, management of the apex predator will now be handed over to the states and tribal governments 60 days after publication in the Federal Register. 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,” Bernhardt added in a press release.Ĭonservations groups strongly disagree. “After more than 45 years as a listed species, the gray wolf has exceeded all conservation goals for recovery. 29, 2020, the Trump Administration succeeded in that aim and stripped the gray wolf ( Canis lupus) from the endangered species list in the lower 48 states, in what wildlife advocates are calling a “last-ditch ploy for Midwest votes.” Conservation groups have already mobilized to challenge the move, which comes a scant five days before the election.ĭepartment of the Interior (DOI) Secretary David Bernhardt made the announcement at the Minnesota Valley River National Wildlife Refuge in Bloomington, Minnesota, where he hailed the decision as a conservation success story. John Barrasso (R-WY) and Administrations from Clinton and Bush to Obama and Trump have tried to oust the iconic animal from the endangered list. except Minnesota, where it was listed as threatened. ( EnviroNews Nature ) - Bloomington, Minnesota - In 1978, the gray wolf was listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in every state in the contiguous U.S.
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