Heralded as one of the greatest success stories of the Endangered Species Act, the gray wolf will lose federal protections under a Trump administration decision announced Thursday. “After more than 45 years as a listed species, the gray wolf has exceeded all conservation goals for recovery,” Interior Secretary David Bernhardt said in a statement. In California and Washington state, wolves would still be protected under those states’ endangered species laws. AdvertisementWolves have been largely absent from Colorado since the 1940s, and the state wildlife commission has resisted efforts to reintroduce them. “The deal with gray wolves is if they’re not shot or poisoned or run over, they’re a robust species.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 29, 2020 14:05 UTC