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 BILLINGS (AP) - A leading organization of wildlife scientists on Wednesday announced its support for lifting Endangered Species Act protections from grizzly bears in the greater Yellowstone area.
The Wildlife Society was joined by the National Wildlife Federation, which reaffirmed its support for the plan just two days after a letter signed by over 250 scientists and researchers was sent to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to oppose "delisting" the bears.
"This is to make sure that the public understands there is a debate within the scientific community. And many scientists and biologists are very much behind delisting because we really have achieved a success for bears in Yellowstone," Tom France, director of the National Wildlife Federation's Northern Rockies office, said in an interview.
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