Grizzly bears living in and around Yellowstone National Park will remain protected by the Endangered Species Act following a ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. “The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFW) had removed them from the threatened species list,” in 2017. A federal just restored the bear’s protection the following year, and the 9th Circuit upheld that ruling Friday. “We think grizzly bears still have a way to go before they’re fully recovered. And the court agreed with us on that point.”

 

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