Interior Weighs Trump Move to Strip Gray Wolf of Protections

  • Recovery of species called success story by Fish and Wildlife
  • Conservationists challenging delisting in federal court case
Gray wolves in Montana.Photographer: Dennis Fast/Universal Images Group Editorial/Getty Images
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The Biden administration is still reviewing what to do about a Trump-era decision to strip the gray wolf of endangered species protections, even though Fish and Wildlife officials have argued the move was backed by sound science.

A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service official described data supporting delisting call in to Earthjustice and the Natural Resources Defense Council, environmental groups challenging the move.