Environmental

Battle Begins to Restore Protections for Greater Yellowstone Grizzly Bears

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Grizzly bear, Ursus arctos horribilis, (Robin Silver, Center for Biological Diversity)

Lawsuit challenges premature removal of federal safeguards

MISSOULA, Mont. —(ENEWSPF)—August 30, 2017. Today, WildEarth Guardians sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, challenging the agency’s flawed rule stripping grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem of Endangered Species Act protections. The Service’s premature removal of crucial federal safeguards undermines the recovery of the species as a whole, while subjecting grizzlies stepping outside the safety…

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