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Trump Administration Seeks To Take Gray Wolf Off Endangered Species List

The acting secretary of the interior says the gray wolf's recovery is a "great conservation success." But conservation groups say that without protections, wolf numbers will plummet.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will seek to end federal protections for the gray wolf throughout the lower 48 states, Acting Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced Wednesday.

In a statement, the USFWS said it will propose a

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