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September 21, 2011

Comment Period Extended

FWS reopened the comment period regarding revising the list of endangered and threatened wildlife for the gray wolf in the Eastern United States. Comments will be accepted through Sept. 26.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) reopened the comment period on the May 5 proposed rule to delist the gray wolf population in the Western Great Lakes and revise the listing to remove all or parts of 29 eastern states where the listed species did not historically occur. The action will allow for additional public review and the inclusion of any new information. Comments will be accepted through Sept. 26.

Gray wolves were originally listed as subspecies or as regional populations of subspecies in the lower 48 states and Mexico under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and its predecessor statutes. In 1978, the FWS reclassified the gray wolf as an endangered species across all of the lower 48 states and Mexico, except in Minnesota, where the gray wolf was classified as threatened.

In the rule issued earlier this year, the FWS proposed to remove gray wolves in the Western Great Lakes area — which includes Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin, and portions of adjoining states — from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife because wolves have recovered in this area and no longer require the protection of the ESA. The FWS also proposed to revise the range of the gray wolf (Canus lupus) in all or parts of 29 eastern states, which, based in part on recognition of the eastern wolf (Canus lycaon) as a full species, were not part of the historical range of the gray wolf.

The comment period for this proposed rule closed on July 5, and the FWS received significant comments from states and other stakeholders concerning North American wolf taxonomy. The FWS is seeking all information, data and comments from the public with respect to any new information relevant to the taxonomy of wolves in North America. Written comments on this proposal may be submitted by one of the following methods:

All comments and materials, as well as supporting documentation used in preparing the proposed rule, will be made available for public inspection.

The notice reopening the comment period was published in the Federal Register Aug. 26. Comments must be received within 30 days, on or before Sept. 26. The Service will post all comments on http://www.regulations.gov. This generally means the agency will post any personal information provided through the process. The FWS is not able to accept email or faxes.

More information is available online at http://www.fws.gov/midwest/wolf/.


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