{"id":1473,"date":"2016-04-21T21:58:50","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T21:58:50","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2023-02-15T22:21:58","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T22:21:58","slug":"protecting-grizzly-bears-nation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/westernlaw.org\/es\/protecting-grizzly-bears-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecci\u00f3n de los osos grizzly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header background_overlay_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; logo_alt_text=&#8221;grizzly bears&#8221; content_max_width=&#8221;none&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Fullwidth Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;50px&#8221; content_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/westernlaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Grizzly-Bears-by-Gregory-Smith-1920&#215;973.jpg&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;padding: 100px 0 300px 0;&#8221; background_url=&#8221;https:\/\/westernlaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Grizzly-Bears-by-Gregory-Smith-1920&#215;973.jpg&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;0&#8243; button_two_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;0&#8243; disabled=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;on&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing__hover=&#8221;0&#8243; button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;on&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing__hover=&#8221;0&#8243; button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/westernlaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Grizzly-Bears-by-Gregory-Smith-1920&#215;720.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Protecting Grizzly Bears&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Protecting Grizzly Bears&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Fullwidth Image&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; animation=&#8221;off&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;30px||30px|&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Protecting Grizzly Bears&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Protecting Grizzly Bears<\/h1>\n<p>Faced with shrinking habitat, the loss of critical food sources, and the impacts of climate change, grizzly bears are struggling to survive. Indeed, only 1,700-1,800 grizzlies remain in the lower 48 states, about 700 of which\u00a0call the Greater Yellowstone area home.<\/p>\n<p>Greater Yellowstone grizzly bears were\u00a0federally protected by the Endangered Species Act from\u00a01975-2017. The chief threat to the species is the decline of whitebark pine, whose seed is a critical food source. Numerous scientific studies characterize the grizzly population as unrecovered, and its future as uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the Trump administration removed Endangered Species Act protections for Yellowstone grizzly bears, opening the door for trophy hunting. In late August, 2017 with our partners at WildEarth Guardians, we went to court to reverse this decision. Among other issues, our reasoning includes:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">Removing federal protections is premature and violates the Service&#8217;s mandate to recover grizzlies under the Endangered Species Act.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">The Service&#8217;s conclusion that changes in food resources \u2013 in particular as a result of climate change \u2013 do not now, nor will they in the future, negatively impact Greater Yellowstone grizzly bears is incorrect and not supported by the best available science.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">The proposed rule&#8217;s designation of the Greater Yellowstone population of grizzly bears as a distinct population segment for the sole purpose of delisting violates the Endangered Species Act and existing case law.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">The &#8220;significant portion of its range&#8221; analysis of grizzly habitat, used to buttress the argument for delisting, fails to consider lost historic range due to human encroachment and climate change.<\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">We disagree with the Service that allowing hunting for a grizzly population only arguably recovered, and even then only in one population, will not significantly harm grizzly bears.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On September 24, 2018, a U.S. District Court ordered Greater Yellowstone&#8217;s back on the endangered species list, stopping trophy hunts scheduled for Wyoming and Idaho. The state of Wyoming and the Trump administration appealed our victory and lost in July of 2020.<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_cta title=&#8221;Take Action for Wildlife&#8221; button_url=&#8221;https:\/\/petitions.moveon.org\/sign\/tell-trump-and-zinke&#8221; url_new_window=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text=&#8221;DON&#8217;T kill Yellowstone Grizzlies!&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Take Action for Wildlife&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#dd6622&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_size=&#8221;15&#8243; button_font=&#8221;|||on|&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;25px||35px|&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; button_letter_spacing_hover=&#8221;0&#8243; disabled=&#8221;on&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; button_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;on&#8221; button_letter_spacing__hover=&#8221;0&#8243; button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221;]Grizzlies in Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming will soon\u00a0face being hunted and killed for the first time in 40 years unless we prevail in our lawsuit against the Trump administration. Grizzlies are critical to the health of the West\u2019s ecosystems. Their population has not fully recovered; and so long as the animals&#8217; survival is threatened, all grizzlies require continued Endangered Species Act protection.<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_cta][et_pb_code disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Thunderclap Code&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; disabled=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<iframe frameborder='0' height='540px' src='https:\/\/www.thunderclap.it\/projects\/60115-defend-yellowstone-s-grizzlies\/embed' width='250px'><\/iframe>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Staff&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.1&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>Staff<\/h3>\n<p>Matthew Bishop:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/westernlaw.org\/about-us\/staff\/#matthewbishop\">Bio<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/westernlaw.org\/tag\/matthew-bishop\">Docket<\/a><br \/>Kelly Nokes: <a href=\"https:\/\/westernlaw.org\/about-us\/staff\/#kellynokes\">Bio<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/westernlaw.org\/tag\/kelly-nokes\/\">Docket<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Partners&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Partners<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"logolink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wildearthguardians.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13683 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/westernlaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Wildearth-Guardians-Logo.png\" alt=\"Wildearth Guardians Logo\" width=\"120\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f1f3f2&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;30px||30px|&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;30px||40px|&#8221; 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length=564708\">North Cascades Grizzly Reintroduction Comments (3.9.17)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"2016.05.10-GYE Grizzly Delisting Comments Part 1.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/westernlaw.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2016.05.10-GYE%20Grizzly%20Delisting%20Comments%20Part%201.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf; length=1426152\">GYE Grizzly Delisting Comments, Part 1 of 2 (5.10.16)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"2016.05.10-GYE Grizzly Delisting Comments Part 2.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/westernlaw.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2016.05.10-GYE%20Grizzly%20Delisting%20Comments%20Part%202.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf; length=1678045\">GYE Grizzly Delisting Comments, Part 2 of 2 (5.10.16)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; disabled=&#8221;on&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"field_documents\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/westernlaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016.05.10-GYE Grizzly Delisting Comments Part 2.pdf\">2016.05.10-GYE Grizzly Delisting Comments Part 2.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/westernlaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017.03.09_Grizz NCE_DEIS Comments.pdf\">2017.03.09_Grizz NCE_DEIS Comments.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/westernlaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016.05.10-GYE Grizzly Delisting Comments Part 1.pdf\">2016.05.10-GYE Grizzly Delisting Comments Part 1.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Faced with shrinking habitat, the loss of critical food sources, and the impacts of climate change, grizzly bears are struggling to survive. Today, only 800-1,000 grizzlies remain in the lower 48 states, with about 700 of those calling the Greater Yellowstone area home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Greater Yellowstone grizzly bears have been federally protected by the Endangered Species Act since 1975. In 2007, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service tried to delist this particular group of bears, however, the courts rejected that decision based on the uncertain future of declining whitepark pine seed, a critical food source for grizzlies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In 2016, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is again considering stripping Endangered Species Act protections from Yellowstone\u2019s grizzlies\u2014claiming the bears have sufficiently recovered, despite numerous scientific studies to the contrary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">If the Yellowstone grizzlies are removed or \u201cdelisted\u201d from the Endangered Species List the door opens for this legendary animal to be sold to trophy hunters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">We advised our partner WildEarth Guardians on extensive comments detailing our opposition to delisting Greater Yellowstone grizzly bears. Among other issues, our reasoning includes:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">Removing federal protections is premature and violates the Service&#8217;s mandate to recover grizzlies under the Endangered Species Act.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">The Service&#8217;s conclusion that changes in food resources \u2013 in particular as a result of climate change \u2013 do not now, nor will they in the future, negatively impact Greater Yellowstone grizzly bears is incorrect and not supported by the best available science.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">The proposed rule&#8217;s designation of the Greater Yellowstone population of grizzly bears as a distinct population segment for the sole purpose of delisting violates the Endangered Species Act and existing case law.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">The &#8220;significant portion of its range&#8221; analysis of grizzly habitat, used to buttress the argument for delisting, fails to consider lost historic range due to human encroachment and climate change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">We disagree with the Service that allowing hunting for a grizzly population only arguably recovered, and even then only in one population, will not significantly harm grizzly bears.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">We will continue to monitor the situation regarding the Service&#8217;s decision on Greater Yellowstone grizzly bears. If these iconic animals need our help, we&#8217;ll be there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>TAKE ACTION! Sign our <a href=\"http:\/\/petitions.moveon.org\/sign\/help-us-prevent-grizzly?source=c.url&amp;r_by=12295764\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">petition<\/a> to help prevent grizzlies from losing Endangered Species Act protection!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>(WELC Project #804)<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"field_project_thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/sites\/default\/files\/Grizzly Bears by Gregory \" \/><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protecting Grizzly Bears Faced with shrinking habitat, the loss of critical food sources, and the impacts of climate change, grizzly bears are struggling to survive. Indeed, only 1,700-1,800 grizzlies remain in the lower 48 states, about 700 of which\u00a0call the Greater Yellowstone area home. Greater Yellowstone grizzly bears were\u00a0federally protected by the Endangered Species Act [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<div class=\"field_documents\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/westernlaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016.05.10-GYE Grizzly Delisting Comments Part 2.pdf\">2016.05.10-GYE Grizzly Delisting Comments Part 2.pdf<\/a><\/p><div>\u00a0<\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/westernlaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017.03.09_Grizz NCE_DEIS Comments.pdf\">2017.03.09_Grizz NCE_DEIS Comments.pdf<\/a><\/p><div>\u00a0<\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/westernlaw.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016.05.10-GYE Grizzly Delisting Comments Part 1.pdf\">2016.05.10-GYE Grizzly Delisting Comments Part 1.pdf<\/a><\/p><\/div><p class=\"p1\">Faced with shrinking habitat, the loss of critical food sources, and the impacts of climate change, grizzly bears are struggling to survive. Today, only 800-1,000 grizzlies remain in the lower 48 states, with about 700 of those calling the Greater Yellowstone area home.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Greater Yellowstone grizzly bears have been federally protected by the Endangered Species Act since 1975. In 2007, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service tried to delist this particular group of bears, however, the courts rejected that decision based on the uncertain future of declining whitepark pine seed, a critical food source for grizzlies.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">In 2016, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is again considering stripping Endangered Species Act protections from Yellowstone\u2019s grizzlies\u2014claiming the bears have sufficiently recovered, despite numerous scientific studies to the contrary.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">If the Yellowstone grizzlies are removed or \u201cdelisted\u201d from the Endangered Species List the door opens for this legendary animal to be sold to trophy hunters.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">We advised our partner WildEarth Guardians on extensive comments detailing our opposition to delisting Greater Yellowstone grizzly bears. Among other issues, our reasoning includes:<\/p><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\">Removing federal protections is premature and violates the Service's mandate to recover grizzlies under the Endangered Species Act.<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\">The Service's conclusion that changes in food resources \u2013 in particular as a result of climate change \u2013 do not now, nor will they in the future, negatively impact Greater Yellowstone grizzly bears is incorrect and not supported by the best available science.<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\">The proposed rule's designation of the Greater Yellowstone population of grizzly bears as a distinct population segment for the sole purpose of delisting violates the Endangered Species Act and existing case law.<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\">The \"significant portion of its range\" analysis of grizzly habitat, used to buttress the argument for delisting, fails to consider lost historic range due to human encroachment and climate change.<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"ul1\"><li class=\"li1\">We disagree with the Service that allowing hunting for a grizzly population only arguably recovered, and even then only in one population, will not significantly harm grizzly bears.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"p1\">We will continue to monitor the situation regarding the Service's decision on Greater Yellowstone grizzly bears. 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