BILLINGS, Mont. -- Federal wildlife officials say they will take more than 1,300 gray wolves in the Northern Rockies off the endangered species list within 60 days.An attachment to the budget bill signed into law Friday by President Barack Obama strips protections from wolves in five Western states.Read More... More on Animals
Wolves To Lose Endangered Status Within 60 Days, First Time Congress Has Taken A Species Off List
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