9th Circuit Backs Remand For Fish And Wildlife To Fix Yellowstone Grizzly Rule

Mealey's (July 9, 2020, 11:21 AM EDT) -- PORTLAND, Ore. — In a win for Native American tribes and conservationists, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on July 8 affirmed a Montana federal judge’s decision to keep the Greater Yellowstone grizzly bear on the Endangered Species List, agreeing that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) exceeded its authority when it delisted the species in 2017 (Crow Indian Tribe, et al. v. United States, et al., No. 18-36030, 9th Cir.)....