Friday, March 4, 2016

Grizzly hunts loom as US seeks to end protections

FILE - This July 6, 2011 file photo shows a grizzly bear roaming near Beaver Lake in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. Federal officials will propose on Thursday, March 3, 2016, to lift Endangered Species Act protections for grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park, opening the door to state-sponsored hunting of the animals following their decades-long recovery from widespread extermination.(AP Photo/Jim Urquhart, File)BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Grizzlies could be hunted across parts of three states under a proposal by the Obama administration to lift federal protections for the animals that were first imposed more than forty years ago.


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