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Article: Bush delists gray wolf in majority of U.S.(NATION)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- January 15, 2009
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Byline: Valerie Richardson, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
DENVER -- The Bush administration removed the Canadian gray wolf from the Endangered Species List on Wednesday in every state except Wyoming, making a last-ditch bid to put states in charge of the animal's recovery in the face of staunch environmental opposition. The decision marks the third time the administration has tried to delist the gray wolf. Previous efforts in 2007 and 2008 were blocked by federal judges, who sided with a coalition of environmental groups arguing, among other things, that state management proposals were inadequate.
Deputy Interior Secretary Lynn Scarlett yesterday cited the wolf's ...