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Agency official outlines U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service proposal on grizzly delisting, public comment window through March
Summary
Quentin Kujala of Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks briefed the committee on a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposal that would redraw the grizzly-bear 'distinct population segment' polygon and delist many Lower 48 bears outside that area; the Service's public comment period runs Jan. 15–Mar. 17 and a Missoula public meeting is scheduled for Jan. 28; final decision expected Jan. 2026.
Quentin Kujala, chief of conservation policy for Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, told the Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Committee the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed a new Distinct Population Segment (DPS) polygon for grizzly bears that differs from the six smaller recovery-area framework used historically.
Kujala summarized the background: grizzly bears were listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 1975; two recovery populations (the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem, NCDE, and the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem) have reached numerical…
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