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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks to Re-List Northern Rocky Mountain Wolves

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has decided to withdraw the rule that delisted the wolves of the Northern Rocky Mountain states. The FWS has asked a federal District Court in Montana to allow the agency to relist the species as “endangered.” Earlier this year, the Montana court issued a preliminary injunction against the delisting, temporarily placing the wolves back on the endangered species list. The court expressed concern over whether the wolves of the Northern Rocky Mountain states traveled adequately between their individual populations to maintain genetic diversity. In addition, the court questioned the adequacy of Wyoming’s wolf management strategies. The FWS has told the court that it wishes to re-examine the status of wolves in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming and that it intends to issue a new rule based on that status.

The FWS’s decision to withdraw the delisting rule coincides with mid-year reports that estimate that Northern Rocky Mountain wolf population growth has slowed or stabilized. However mid-year population estimates are historically recognized to be of poor accuracy when compared to year-end estimates that are conducted via aerial counts when wolves are on the snow.

SCI and SCIF will continue to actively participate in the efforts to remove gray wolves from the “endangered” species list and will update Crosshairs readers as new developments arise.

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