US to review end of protections for Yellowstone grizzlies
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials said Wednesday they'll review the recent lifting of protections for Yellowstone-area grizzly bears in light of a court ruling that retained protections for gray wolves in the Great Lakes. About 700 bears in and around Yellowstone National Park lost their threatened species status on July 31, opening the door to future trophy hunts in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. Just a day later, a federal appeals court in Washington D.C. said in the wolf case that wildlife officials... Читать дальше...