January 2025 could be the month when years of political wrangling over the fate of Wyoming’s grizzlies could come to a head, potentially opening the door for bear hunts next fall.
A judge this month gave the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) until Jan. 20 to decide on Wyoming’s petition to have grizzlies delisted in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Similar petitions from Montana and Idaho are also pending and could also be ruled on by FWS that same month.
Scales Tip Even Further Toward Delisting
U.S. District Court of Wyoming Judge Alan Johnson issued an order setting the Jan. 20 deadline for the decision on the Wyoming petition…