Trump administration delists the gray wolf

The gray wolf will no longer enjoy federal protection in a long-anticipated decision announced Thursday by Interior Secretary David Bernhardt just five days ahead of the presidential election.In a move that is sure to be challenged in court, Bernhardt proclaimed gray wolves, once hunted out of existence in Utah and other Western states, “fully recovered” during a speech given at a Minnesota wildlife preserve, arguing the apex predator’s survival no longer requires protection un