Federal Actions Affecting Gray Wolf ESA Status in
the Upper Midwest
 Dec. 11, 2008 Reinstatement of
Protections for the Gray Wolf in the
Western Great Lakes and Northern
Rocky Mountains in Compliance With
Court Orders (Dec. 11, 2008) This final rule reinstates Endangered Species Act protection to gray wolves in the upper Midwest (i.e., western Great Lakes states) and northern Rocky Mountains as ordered by the courts as a result of two lawsuits. This action is effective December
11, 2008. However, the court orders had
legal effect immediately upon their
filing on July 18, 2008, September 29,
2008, and October 14, 2008.
September 30, 2008 - Court ruling places western Great Lakes Gray Wolf back under Endangered Species Act protections
February 2008 - Post Delisting Monitoring Plan for the Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment of the Gray Wolf
June 4, 2007 - Draft Post-delisting Monitoring Plan Available for Review and Comment
March 12, 2007 - Final Delisting Becomes Effective
February 8, 2007 - Delisting Gray Wolf Western Great Lakes DPS
March 2006 - Proposal to Delist the Gray Wolf Western Great Lakes Distinct Population Segment
December
2005 - Department of Interior
declines to appeal Oregon and Vermont Court decisions
August
2005 - Vermont court ruling overturns
2003 Final Rule and eliminates gray wolf Eastern Distinct Population Segment (PDF)
January
2005 - Oregon court opinion overturns
2003 final rule and nullifies the 2004 delisting proposal
2004
- Proposal to delist the gray wolf Eastern
Distinct Population Segment
2003
- Final Rule to
designate 3 Distinct Population Segments and change the ESA status of
the gray wolf throughout most of the lower 48 States
2000
- Proposal to change the ESA status of
the gray wolf throughout most of the lower 48 States
1978
- Reclassification
of the Gray Wolf in the United States and Mexico, with Determination of
Critical Habitat in Michigan and Minnesota (PDF)
1974
- Gray wolf listed as endangered in the lower 48 States and Mexico |
