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Fish and Wildlife Service Moves to Delist Wolves

WASHINGTON

Acting Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced today that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) will soon propose a rule to delist the gray wolf in the Lower 48 states and return management to the states.

Jamie Rappaport Clark, president and CEO of Defenders of Wildlife, issued the following statement:

"This proposal by Acting Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt to remove wolves from the list of endangered species is another egregious example of the Trump administration's relentless assault on wildlife protections. The return of the wolf to the northern Rockies and Great Lakes is one of America's greatest conservation successes, but wolves are still absent from much of their historic range where there is suitable habitat. The work of recovering this iconic species is not done and we will vigorously oppose this action."

Defenders of Wildlife is the premier U.S.-based national conservation organization dedicated to the protection and restoration of imperiled species and their habitats in North America.

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