Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Reinstatement of Removal of Federal Protections for Gray Wolves in Wyoming
endangered-species · US Fish and Wildlife Service · WY · Published 2017-05-01 · Effective 2017-05-01 · 82 FR 20284
Document
Document number
2017-08720
Federal Register citation
82 FR 20284
CFR reference
50 CFR 17
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
endangered-species
Sub-agency
US Fish and Wildlife Service
State
WY
Publication date
2017-05-01
Effective date
2017-05-01
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-R6-ES-2017-0025
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are issuing this final rule to comply with a court order that reinstates the removal of Federal protections for the gray wolf (Canis lupus) in Wyoming under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended. Pursuant to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit order dated March 3, 2017, and mandate dated April 25, 2017, this rule again removes gray wolves in Wyoming from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife.