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WASHINGTON -- Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced that gray wolf populations in the Great Lakes region have recovered and no longer require the protection of the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is publishing a final rule in the Federal Register removing wolves in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, and in portions of adjoining states, from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife and plants.
“Once again, the Endangered Species Act has proved to be an effective tool for bringing species back from the brink of extinction,” Secretary Salazar said. “Thanks to the work of our scientists, wildlife managers, and our state, tribal, and stakeholder partners, gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region are now fully recovered and healthy.”
The rule removing ESA protection for gray wolves in the western Great Lakes becomes effective 30 days after publication in the Federal Register.
Information about the Delisting the Gray Wolf Western Great Lakes DPS
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October 04, 2011: Endangered Species Act Protection for Northern Leopard Frog is Not Warranted
Sept. 29, 2011: Karner Blue Butterfly Genetic Samples Collected as Part of Global Climate Change Research Project
Sept. 28, 2011: American Eel May Warrant Protection under the Endangered Species Act
Save Vanishing Species Stamp: The first U.S. postage stamp issued in the 164-year history of the Postal Service to raise funds for international wildlife conservation.
August 25, 2011: Comment Period Reopens on Revising the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife for the Gray Wolf in the Eastern United States
July 25, 2011: Trustees Continue to Assess Damage and Plan Restoration for Kalamazoo
July 12, 2011: Service Releases Revised, Draft Wind Guidelines
July 12, 2011: Service Strengthens Work Plan to Restore Biological Priorities and Certainty to Endangered Species Listing Process
June 28, 2011: Review Finds Endangered Species Protection May Be Warranted fro Two Bat Species
June 02, 2011: Michigan DNR, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Announce Information Meeting on Wolf Delisting Proposal
June 2, 2011: Golden-winged warbler may warrant Endangered Species Act protection
May 26, 2011: Endangered Species Day Celebration at Hugger Elementary School
May 21, 2011: Conservation Agencies Commit to Long-Term Management of Kirtland’s Warblers
May 12, 2011: Wild Whooping Crane Chicks Hatch at Necedah National Wildlife Refuge in Central Wisconsin
May 11, 2011: Comment Period Began May 5 on Wolf Delisting Proposal: Public Hearing Set for May 18, 2011
May 4, 2011: USFWS Announces Proposal to Delist Gray Wolves in the Western Great Lakes and National Wolf Strategy
April 6, 2011: Service Expertise Sought on Developing Strategy for Assessing Exposure to Chemicals in Great Lakes
March 18, 2011: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Endangered Species Recovery Champion Awards - Three Midwesterners Receive Awards
March 14, 2011: Helping Wildlife During Oil and Chemical Spills: Interagency Planning Michigan
March 10: Predictive Model May Be Useful in Climate Change Assessments for Wetland Plans
March 2, 2011: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Concludes Eastern Cougar Extinct
February 18, 2011: Guidance on Wind Energy Development Published in federal Register Today
February 10, 2011: Pilot Eagle Reporting System Developed by Midwest Eagle Team
February 8, 2011: Salazar Announces Additional Steps toward Smarter Development of Renewable Energy on U.S. Public Lands
January 5, 2011: Wildlife Agencies Investigating the Deaths of Three Whooping Cranes in South Georgia
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