Withdrawal of April 2009 Delisting Decision to Provide Opportunity for Public Comment
A U.S. District Judge signed a Settlement Agreement that remanded the April 2, 2009, delisting final rule back to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to provide an opportunity for the public to comment. The effect is that gray wolves are now threatened in Minnesota and endangered elsewhere in the western Great Lakes region.
 September 16, 2009 Federal Register Final Rule: Reinstatement of Protections for the Gray Wolf in the Western Great Lakes in Compliance with Settlement Agreement and Court Order
News Release (Sept. 16, 2009)
July 1, 2009: Signed Settlement Agreement (PDF)
News Release (June 30, 2009)
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Recovery of Gray Wolves in the Great Lakes Region of the United States:
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Chronology of Federal Actions Affecting Gray Wolf ESA Status in
the Western Great Lakes States
September 16, 2009: Reinstatement of Protections for the Gray Wolf in the Western Great Lakes in Compliance with Settlement Agreement and Court Order A court order and settlement agreement restored Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf in the western Great Lakes on July 1, 2009; this final rule corrects the gray wolf listing status in our regulations.
July 1, 2009: Delisting Withdrawn to Provide Opportunity for Public Comment
April 2, 2009: Final Rule to Delist Gray Wolf Western Great Lakes DPS
March 6, 2009: Secretary Salazar Affirms Decision to Delist Gray Wolves in Western Great Lakes, Portion of Northern Rockies
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January 20, 2009: Rahm Emanuel, White House Chief of Staff, issued a memorandum that directed federal agencies to withdraw all regulations that had not been published in the Federal Register so that they can be reviewed and approved by a department or agency head appointed by the President. Therefore, the final rule to delist the Gray Wolf Western Great Lakes DPS (which was announced on Jan. 14) was withdrawn to allow for further review.
January 14, 2009 Announcement that Final Rule to Delist Gray Wolf Western Great Lakes DPS will be published
Dec. 12, 2008: Department of Interior Solicitor's Opinion in response to Judge's Opinion (PDF)
Dec. 11, 2008 Reinstatement of
Protections for the Gray Wolf in the
Western Great Lakes and Northern
Rocky Mountains in Compliance With
Court Orders (Dec. 11, 2008) This final rule reinstates Endangered Species Act protection to gray wolves in the upper Midwest (i.e., western Great Lakes states) and northern Rocky Mountains as ordered by the courts as a result of two lawsuits. This action is effective December
11, 2008. However, the court orders had
legal effect immediately upon their
filing on July 18, 2008, September 29,
2008, and October 14, 2008.
September 29, 2008 - Court ruling places western Great Lakes Gray Wolf back under Endangered Species Act protections
February 2008 - Post Delisting Monitoring Plan for the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf
June 4, 2007 - Draft Post-delisting Monitoring Plan Available for Review and Comment
March 12, 2007 - Final Rule to Delist the Gray Wolf Western Great Lakes DPS Becomes Effective
February 8, 2007 - Final Rule to Delist the Gray Wolf Western Great Lakes DPS
March 2006 - Proposal to Delist the Gray Wolf Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment
December
2005 - Department of Interior
declines to appeal Oregon and Vermont Court decisions
August
2005 - Vermont court ruling overturns
2003 Final Rule and eliminates gray wolf Eastern Distinct Population Segment (PDF)
January
2005 - Oregon court opinion overturns
2003 final rule and nullifies the 2004 delisting proposal
2004
- Proposal to delist the gray wolf Eastern
Distinct Population Segment
2003
- Final Rule to
designate 3 Distinct Population Segments and change the ESA status of
the gray wolf throughout most of the lower 48 States
2000
- Proposal to change the ESA status of
the gray wolf throughout most of the lower 48 States
1978
- Reclassification
of the Gray Wolf in the United States and Mexico, with Determination of
Critical Habitat in Michigan and Minnesota (PDF)
1974
- Gray wolf listed as endangered in the lower 48 States and Mexico |
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