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Article: Downlisting of Endangered Gray Wolf Spurs Protests from Wildlife Advocates.
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- April 2, 2003
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By Greg Burton, The Salt Lake Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Apr. 2--Wildlife advocates have notified federal officials of their plans to challenge Interior Secretary Gale Norton and her department's downlisting of the endangered gray wolf -- which officially took effect with Tuesday's publishing of the final rule.
A reduced protection status for the wolf means in most regions of the United States "problem" wolves that have attacked or are about to attack domestic livestock can be shot on sight.
Prior to the downlisting, only federal wildlife officials could remove, harass or kill gray wolves, which were one of the first ...