Northern Rockies' gray wolves coming off endangered list
BILLINGS, Montana (AP) -- Gray wolves in the Northern Rockies are being removed from the endangered
species list. The move follows a 13-year restoration effort that led the animal's population to soar.
An estimated 1,500 wolves now roam Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.
The removal from the endangered list was announced Thursday.
States can now move forward with public hunts as soon as this fall.
Environmental groups say they will sue to keep the animal listed.
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The 41 wolves reintroduced to the region from 1995 through 1997 have since spread across a wide area and proliferated. Now, about 1,500 wolves roam Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.
NPR: Rockies' Gray Wolves Come Off Endangered List Nope. No one has actually done anything terrible or even proposed anything yet. The news media is just saying that it's open. And nope, no mention of Bush. I'm not a fan, but come on. This is why we want those links.