Gianforte, Other Governors Join Doug Burgum in Push to Bring Grizzly Management to States
The proposal would let Montana, Wyoming and Idaho write their own plans with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, but it would not allow hunting.
- On Tuesday, July 14, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced a proposal in Montana to shift grizzly bear management to states where federal recovery benchmarks have been met.
- Grizzly populations have expanded significantly since 1975, prompting state leaders including Montana Governor Greg Gianforte, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon, and Idaho Governor Brad Little to seek alternatives to rigid federal protections.
- The proposal utilizes a custom 4 rule allowing states to address specific threats like land-clearing during hibernation periods without authorizing hunting seasons or changing the bear's threatened listing status.
- A 30-day public comment period began Tuesday, July 14; environmental group Earthjustice raised concerns about handing management to states, citing previous legal challenges that successfully blocked past delisting attempts.
- Officials view the shift as a milestone in the grizzly recovery story, which Burgum described as a major American conservation success aimed at transitioning the species to sustainable, state-managed populations.
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Interior Department Delegates Greater Grizzly Bear Management Authority to States
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum visited Montana on Tuesday to deliver a long-awaited announcement: The federal government is authorizing state agencies to assume day-to-day management authority of grizzly bears even as they remain federally protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). At least, that is, for now. After unveiling the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposed rule change that gives western states greater management authority ov…
Feds push state management for threatened grizzly bear
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is preparing to return management of the threatened grizzly bear to the states. The announcement came from the secretary of the interior and governors of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming via a windy livestream from Big Sky, Montana, on Tuesday afternoon. “The endangered species list is not a dean’s list,” Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon said. “It’s time that this bear graduates.” Gordon, Idaho Gov. Brad Little and Montana G…
Bozeman Daily Chronicle
The Belgrade NewsBurgum, Gianforte are shifting grizzly management to states
U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Montana Governor Greg Gianforte announced outside Big Sky that grizzly bear management is transferring from the federal government to the states. The proposal could give Montana, Wyoming and Idaho greater authority on grizzly populations while maintaining some federally imposed conditions, like the bears' current Endangered Species Act status.
Trump administration's proposal to shift management of grizzly bears causes confusion
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum says he's turning management of threatened grizzly bears in states that share Yellowstone National Park to state governments. What exactly that means is not yet clear.
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Gianforte, other governors join Doug Burgum in push to bring grizzly management to states
BIG SKY, Mont. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed revising grizzly bear protections to give states, including Montana, more flexibility to manage recovered populations while keeping the species listed under the Endangered Species Act.
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