"The bears would remain threatened under the ESA. But Western state agencies could manage the populations."
"The Trump administration proposed Tuesday to hand over management of grizzly bears to Western states, a win for advocates of local control that did not change the underlying imperiled status of the bears.
In front of a mountain backdrop in Montana and flanked by three governors, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced that state wildlife agencies would be able to manage the bears within their borders. The bears would continue to be listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, and hunting would not be allowed.
“Decisions should be made close to the people affected by them,” said Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte, who joined Burgum on Tuesday along with Idaho Gov. Brad Little and Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon."
