Yellowstone grizzly bears face end of endangered species protection
by Oliver Milman from Environment | The Guardian on (#15XWS)
US federal government says recovery of national park population to more than 700 is a 'historic success' but conservationists say move is premature
The federal government is proposing to strip endangered species protections from Yellowstone's famed grizzly bears, with officials claiming a "historic success" in the recovery of the bear population.
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