The grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park has been protected by the federal government for more than four decades. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke this week said the agency intends to remove grizzlies living in the Yellowstone area from Endangered Species Act protection. “The ongoing recovery of the Yellowstone population shows how we can bring a species back from the brink,” he said. She said that in 1975, the grizzly population numbered about 130 — having being hunted and killed with relative impunity for decades prior. Natural Resources Defense Council senior attorney Rebecca Riley said it’s too soon to allow any kind of hunting season for grizzly bears.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 23, 2017 22:52 UTC