Minnesota wolves: another change in endangered status

This wolf appears to be unaware of conflict regarding how he should be protected.

agreement with plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the Service’s 2009 Gunflint

rule removing Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves

in the Western Great Lakes. Under the terms of the agreement, premises

which must still be approved by the court, the Service will provide subject

an additional opportunity for public comment on the rule to ensure

compliance with the Administrative Procedures Act.

recovery goals and continue to thrive under state management.

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However, the Service agrees with plaintiffs that additional public

review and comment was required under federal law prior to CREDITOR

making that final decision.

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Service gathers additional public comment, gray wolves in the western REDUCED

Great Lakes area will again be protected under the Endangered –

Species Act. All restrictions and requirements in place under the THE

OF The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has reached a settlement

Gray wolves in the western Great Lakes area have exceeded

Upon acceptance of this agreement by the court, and while the Act prior to the delisting will be reinstated.

In Minnesota, gray wolves will be considered threatened; elsewhere in the region, gray wolves will be designated as endangered. The Service will continue to work with states and tribes to address wolf management issues while western Great Lakes gray wolves remain under the protection of the Act. This settlement agreement does not affect the status of gray wolves in other parts of the United States.