Friday, May 06, 2011

Wolf delisting slated again for Montana, the Rockies

Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Wednesday that gray wolves in Montana and Idaho, as well as in portions of eastern Oregon and Washington and north-central Utah, will be formally removed from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife today. The federal government also is proposing to delist gray wolf populations in Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin, saying they’re also biologically recovered. While public comment will be taken on the Western Great Lakes region’s proposed delisting, that won’t take place for the Rocky Mountain population because the Department of Interior is simply reinstating the terms of a 2009 rule — in which a public comment period was held — that removed their federally protected status, as directed by Congress in April. Mike Garrity, executive director of the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, promised to challenge the delisting again, saying his organization expects to file a lawsuit today saying Congress’ action is unconstitutional...more

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