We call on the you to cease efforts to expose these iconic animals to hunters and trappers, greatly endangering the gains they have made since being put under protection.
It makes no sense to take these animals out from protection, while they are still recovering from being nearly hunted to elimination over the last 100 years.
Please reconsider now!
Despite the low numbers of grizzly bears and grey wolves, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service may take these iconic animals off the Endangered Species List due to pressure from hunters and ranchers. Grey wolves and grizzly bears have recovered under the Endangered Species Act, but the populations are still low.
With only 1,700 wolves and 600 grizzlies in the Rocky Mountains, scientists (as opposed to politicians) w