While initial rhetoric attached to the latest executive order by President Trump made it sound like wolves will be removed from Endangered Species Act (ESA) protection, his comment to a rancher who had suffered losses, “you’re allowed to go and take care of (the problem),” wasn’t accurate.
The executive order only requires the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) to begin yet another wolf delisting process by determining if wolf populations have recovered enough to warrant state management through lethal control.
Trump’s executive order on wolf delisting does not ensure state management yet
SUBSCRIBER CONTENT
Read this article now.
Create a free Outdoor News account.
Create a free account below to get instant access to this article, thousands of Outdoor News stories, and our digital editions. Your 1-month trial starts the moment you sign up.
No credit card required
No credit card required
Subscriber? Login Here.
Share on Social
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Email
Hand-Picked For You
Wisconsin Mixed Bag: DNR will stock fewer pheasants
Staff and News Reports
September 11, 2026
Bill Hilts, Jr.: Revisiting New York’s record chinook salmon, and the terrific 1990s
Bill Hilts Jr.
September 11, 2026
Iowa’s statewide fishing report on Sept. 10, 2026
DNR Report
September 10, 2026
MN Daily Update: Why whitefish have become a target for ‘Mr. Walleye’
Outdoor News
September 10, 2026
Politics affecting Canadian tourism in New York
Bill Hilts Jr.
September 11, 2026
Outdoor Insights: Another liberal duck season for 2027?
Rob Drieslein
September 10, 2026
Related Articles

Wisconsin Mixed Bag: DNR will stock fewer pheasants
Staff and News Reports
September 11, 2026
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will reduce the number of ring-necked pheasants to be stocked this fall. Due to

Bill Hilts, Jr.: Revisiting New York’s record chinook salmon, and the terrific 1990s
Bill Hilts Jr.
September 11, 2026
The year was 1991. George H.W. Bush was president, a gallon of gas was $1.14, the World Wide Web was

Facing hatchery closures, Wisconsin’s Lake Superior anglers work to rescue trout stocking
Dean Bortz
September 11, 2026
More than 120,000 brown trout eventually destined for Lake Superior will soon settle into their new over-winter home at Wisconsin’s