U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Midwest Region masthead

Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)

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July 21, 2004 - Proposal to Delist the Gray Wolf Eastern Distinct Population Segment

Below is information about the Service's proposal to delist the Gray Wolf Eastern Distinct Population Segment.

What happened to this delisting proposal?
The existence of the Eastern Distinct Population Segment was based on the April 1, 2003 Rule to Reclassify and Delist the Gray Wolf. Later, on January 31, 2005, a U.S. District Court in Portland, Oregon vacated and enjoined the 2003 Reclassification Rule and a Vermont District Court made a similar ruling. Because the court rulings vacated the Eastern DPS designation and the Department of Justice declined to appeal, the Service could not finalize the proposal to delist the Gray Wolf Eastern Distinct Population Segment.

Federal Register Notice of Proposed Rule (PDF)
Summary of Proposal to Delist
Questions and Answers about the Proposal to Delist

Transcripts of the public hearings

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