The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposed revisions to grizzly bear conservation under the Endangered Species Act section 4(d), released last week, support increased responsibility in state-led management and tailored conservation strategies.
While still listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, the proposed revisions come as grizzly bears in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho have grown from just 700 bears in 1975, to more than 2,000 today.
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