Feb 21 2008

Gray Wolves Coming Off Endangered List

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Cross-posted from THE ENVIRONMENTALIST

The U.S. Department of the Interior took the Northern Rockies’ Gray Wolf off the endangered list today, opening them up for hunting as described in this earlier post from The Environmentalist’s managing editor.

CNN/AP reports that the “removal from the endangered list was announced Thursday by the U.S. Department of Interior. The loss of federal protection allows states to move forward with public hunts for the animals, possibly as soon as this fall.”

Environmental groups have promised to sue to keep the wolves on the list.

More below the jump…

LIVINGSTON, Mont. (February 21, 2008) – Wolves in the Northern Rockies will lose protection under the Endangered Species Act under a new plan announced today by the Bush administration. The plan to “delist” the wolves threatens to reverse one of America’s most successful wildlife recovery efforts and puts the species back at risk of extinction, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).

NRDC said it will immediately notify the government of its intent to file a lawsuit challenging the delisting decision. It said that it is premature to revoke endangered species protections because the wolves have not fully recovered.

Video of the gray wolves in the wild, the press release from the NRDC and the CNN/AP article are available at this link.

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  1. you get the idea.  I wrote earlier essays about this here:

    https://www.docudharma.com/show…

    https://www.docudharma.com/show…

    They’ve been trying to get at these wolves for a while.  

    Ghastly selfish cheneyites.

    */:-[

    • pfiore8 on February 22, 2008 at 00:40
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    these bushco operatives. i hate them. they are lucky i don’t have superpowers. really and fucking truly.

  3. So obviously I think it is an asshole move. Might have to cough up a few bucks to those doing the suing.

    Of course, they get removed from the endangered list get hunted to extinction and then somebody says,”Gee wonder how that happened.” Humanity, common sense, intelligence, and compassion are all seriously endangered in this administration as well.

    • Edger on February 22, 2008 at 03:05
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    taken off the endangered list?

    “removal from the endangered list was announced Thursday by the U.S. Department of Interior. The loss of federal protection allows states to move forward with public hunts for the animals, possibly as soon as this fall.”

    • KrisC on February 22, 2008 at 03:48
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    that thepetitionsite.com to save the Gray Wolves, please go and sign up!!!!

    good evenin’ stormchaser…;)

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