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Article: Gov't Seeks End to Gray Wolf Protection
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- July 16, 2004
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STEVE KARNOWSKI, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
07-16-2004
Dateline: FOREST LAKE, Minn.
A gray wolf rests in tall grass in this undated photo provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.. (AP Photo/US Fish & Wildlife). The gray wolf, which once nearly disappeared in the lower 48 states, is making such a comeback that the Interior Department wants to lift federal protection for the animal in the eastern two-thirds of the country. (AP PHOTO/US FISH & WILDLIFE)
The gray wolf has made such a strong comeback that it should be removed from federal protection from Maine to the Dakotas, Interior Secretary Gail Norton said Friday.
"This is a moment in which we can take great pride in ...