US May Lift Protections for Yellowstone, Glacier Grizzlies

US May Lift Protections for Yellowstone, Glacier Grizzlies
A grizzly bear and a cub along the Gibbon River in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., on April 29, 2019. Frank van Manen/The United States Geological Survey via AP
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BILLINGS, Mont.—The Biden administration took a first step Friday toward ending federal protections for grizzly bears in the northern Rocky Mountains, which would open the door to future hunting in several states.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the governors of Montana, Idaho and Wyoming provided “substantial” information that grizzlies have recovered from the threat of extinction in the regions surrounding Yellowstone and Glacier national parks.