BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration will continue protecting about 2,000 grizzly bears in four Rocky Mountain states despite objections from Republican-led states, U.S. wildlife officials said Wednesday.
Federal officials also said they plan to reclassify the grizzly’s status so ranchers would be able to shoot bears that attack livestock. Protections will be withdrawn in states where the bears animals are no longer found, including California, Colorado, New Mexico and Oregon.
The changes announced Wednesday could be revisited under President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration.
The Associated Press obtained details of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision in advance of its public announcement.
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