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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Wyoming Newsletter for Sunday August 04, 2024 ( 1 items )  

USFWS Delays Decision on Grizzly Bear Protections, Casting Uncertainty on Future Conservation
HAILEY, Idaho, Aug. 1 -- The Western Watersheds Project issued the following news release: In disappointing news, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has filed a legal document indicating that it is delaying a decision on petitions from the governors of Montana and Wyoming seeking the removal of Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for grizzly bears. Instead of reaffirming the critical protections under the ESA, the USFWS plans to issue a combined finding and a proposed rule that co  more