, should they attempt to regain territory in more of the 30 states where the Service is watching for their presence.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe has called the gray wolf ’s recovery “one of the spectacular success of the Endangered Species Act” and a key example of the Service being a “collection of people who get things done.”

“I’ve always liked the analogy of the ESA as biodiversity’s emergency room,” reads a June 7 blog from Ashe on the Service’s website to accompany the announcement of proposed nationwide delisting of gray wolves. “We are given patient species that need intensive care. We stabilize them; we get them through recovery. Then we hand them to other providers who will ensure they get the long-term care that they need and deserve.”

In a press release from the same day, Noah Greenwald, endangered species director with Center for Biological Diversity, declared, “This is like kicking a patient out of the hospital when they’re still attached to life support. Wolves cling to a sliver of their historic habitat in the lower 48, and now the Obama administration wants to arbitrarily declare victory and move on. They need to finish the job that Americans expect, not walk away the first chance they get. This proposal is a national disgrace. Our wildlife deserve better.”

The revised plan from the Service for expected wolf recovery scales back their geographic area for gray wolf recovery. Gray wolves can’t ever recover to where they once were, Ashe concedes, because now, those areas are covered by livestock ranches and urban development. But, he says, the agency’s work has created the potential that wolves may one day live everywhere they can.

“The proposal is basically to right size the habitat that’s for wolves with what is actually viable for wolves, so it’s more or less limited the size of the recovery area,” says Leith Edgar, public affairs specialist for the Mountain- Prairie Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

But the species is no longer in danger of extinction and so considered to no longer need the protections the Endangered Species Act extends in the hope of defending species from extinction. States will manage their own populations of wolves — should wolves arrive in Colorado, it’s up to state parks and wildlife officials to make a decision about how to manage that wolf because the Endangered Species Act no longer applies.

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, should they attempt to regain territory in more of the 30 states where the Service is watch for their bearing. 

 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe has called the gray wolf ’s convalescence “ one of the spectacular achiever of the Endangered Species Act ” and a key example of the Service being a “ solicitation of people who get things act. ” 

 “ I ’ve always liked the doctrine of analogy of the ESA as biodiversity ’s emergency room, ” reads a June 7 blog from Ashe on the Service ’s website to company the announcement of proposed nationwide delisting of gray wolves. “ We are contribute patient species that need intensive care. We brace them; we get them through recovery. Then we pass them to other provider who will ensure they bring the long - term care that they necessitate and deserve. ” 

 In a press release from the same day, Noah Greenwald, endangered species director with Center for Biological Diversity, declared, “ This is like kicking a patient out of the hospital when they ’re still attached to life support. Wolves cling to a sliver of their historic habitat in the lower 48, and now the Obama administration desire to arbitrarily declare victory and be active on. They want to finish the job that Americans ask, not walk away the first chance they get. This marriage proposal is a national disgrace. Our wildlife deserve better. ” 

 The revised plan from the Service for expected wolf recovery scales back their geographic area for gray wolf recovery. Gray wolves ca n’t always recover to where they once were, Ashe concede, because nowadays, those areas are covered by livestock ranches and urban development. But, he say, the agency ’s work has created the electric potential that wolves may one sidereal day live everywhere they can. 

 “ The proposal is basically to right size the habitat that ’s for wolves with what is actually viable for wolf, so it ’s more or less limited the size of the convalescence area, ” says Leith Edgar, public affairs specialist for the Mountain- Prairie Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

 But the species is no longer in risk of extinction and so considered to no longer necessitate the protections the Endangered Species Act extends in the promise of defending species from extinction. States will manage their own populations of wolves — should wolves arrive in Colorado, it ’s up to state parks and wildlife officials to make a decision about how to pull off that wolf because the Endangered Species Act no longer applies. 

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U.S. FisH and WIlDLife sErVice DIrector dAn aSHe hAs CaLleD tHE gRay woLf ’s RecoverY “one of the sPecTaCular success OF tHe EndangerEd SPecies Act” and A keY exampLe Of tHE ServIce Being A “colleCTion of People who GeT Things DOne.”

“I’ve aLWAyS likEd the analogy of the esA AS biodiversity’s EmergeNcY RoOM,” ReaDs a june 7 blog frOm ashe oN The ServICe’S WEBsiTE to accompany tHe announcemENt oF propoSeD naTIonwidE deliStINg oF gray wolves. “we arE given patIent spECies thaT Need intEnsive CarE. We StabILiZe TheM; wE Get THeM thROugH recoverY. THeN we haNd thEM TO OtheR prOvidErs whO will ensure thEy gEt thE LonG-term Care tHat tHeY need And desErve.”

IN a Press release froM the Same day, NoAh GReEnwAlD, endaNGered sPecIes DirectoR with CeNTer FoR bIOlOgical Diversity, decLaRED, “THis is likE kickiNG a PaTIent out oF tHe hOspiTAL when They’RE sTill attaChed to LIfE sUpport. WOlVes cliNg To a SliVer of THeir HistorIc habitaT in thE Lower 48, and now the oBama administrATiON WaNTs to ArbItrarily decLare VIctoRy anD MoVe oN. they nEed to FiNIsH The job that Americans ExPect, noT walk Away the first cHance they gET. tHis propoSal iS A nATional disgrace. our wiLdlife deseRVe better.”

the reVised plaN from the SERVice for eXpeCteD woLf rECOvEry scales back THEir gEoGraphic AreA for graY woLf rEcoVerY. GRay wolves Can’t ever ReCoVeR tO whEre thEY once werE, AShe CoNceDes, beCAuse noW, thosE areAs ArE CovEred by lIVeSTOck rAnChEs anD urBaN deveLopmENt. BUt, he sayS, the agencY’s wORk haS cReAted the Potential that WoLves may one DaY liVe everYWHere they Can.

“The proposal is basicalLY to righT siZe the HabiTat that’s fOr wOlves wIth WHat is aCtuallY viabLe For WOLves, sO IT’s MorE oR less limitED The Size oF tHe reCovery aRea,” says Leith Edgar, pUBliC affairs speciAliSt foR THe mouNTaIN- PrAiRIe REGIon of the U.S. Fish aNd Wildlife seRViCe.

But the spECieS iS no longEr in danGer of EXtinctiOn and so coNsidered tO nO lonGER neEd the proteCtions thE EndangerED SpecIEs act exTenDs in thE hOpe Of defEnding SPecIes frOm extiNcTion. StAtes wIlL manage tHeir own populations of wolVes — shoUld woLveS arrive in colORadO, it’s up to sTate Parks and wiLdlIfe OfficIalS To makE a deCIsIon ABout hOw to MAnage that WOlF beCAUsE the EndangeRED speCies ACt nO Longer ApplIes.

“One of the key proVIsions for delisTing
, should they attempt to r egain terr itory  in  mo re  ofthe30 states wher e  the  Service is watching f or th ei r  pre s en ce.
U.S. Fi s ha n d W il dl ife  S e rv ice D ire ctor Da n Ashe has  ca ll ed the grayw ol f ’s recov ery  “one of the  sp ectacu la r s u ccess  of  theEndang e red Sp ecies Act ”a nd a k e y examp l e  o f th e Service being a “c o llection of pe ople w ho ge t thi ngs  done.”

“ I’ ve al w ays lik e dt h e  an a logy of the E SA as biodi v ers ity’sem erg e ncy ro om,”re a dsa June 7 bl og f rom Asheon the Service ’ s websi te toacc omp anyt he  a nno un c eme n tofp rop osed nat io nw ide d elis t i n g  ofgra y wo lves.  “We are give n p atie n t s pecie s tha t ne ed  inte nsivecare.  W e stabilize the m; w e get the m t hr oug hrecov e ry. Th enwehand th em to o t her  p r o v id ers who will ensur et h ey  get the  long- t er mc are that  t hey  nee d and d eser v e. ”

In apressr el ea se from  t he sam eday , N oah G r eenw ald, e ndangere d spe c ies director w i th Center for Bi o l og i calDiv ersity, dec lare d , “T hisi slik e  kick ing a  p a ti e nt out of the hospi ta l when  they ’re still att ached to l i f e  support . Wo l ve s  cling to a sl iverof their h i storic h abita t in the  lower 48 , and nowthe  Ob ama  ad m i ni stration want s to a rb itraril y d eclarevic tor y a ndmo ve on. Th ey needto  f in is h t he jo b  that Am er ica ns  ex pect, not wa lk aw ay t he  f i rst  chance th e y  get .Th is p rop os al is  a n a tio nal dis grace. Ou r w i ldli fe  d eservebetter.”

The  r evised pla nfro m theS e rvice fo r expected wolf recover y  scales  ba ck th eirgeographi c a rea fo r g r ay wol f reco very.  G ray w olves c an ’tev er recover t o w hereth ey o nce wer e, Ashe concedes,b eca use now, thos e a reas a re  co v er e d b yl ive s t ock ranches and  urban dev el o pm ent. But,h e s ay s, theagency’ s wor k  has cr eated the  potentia lthat w olv es may one  day liv e everywh e re th e ycan.
“T he pro po sal  is b asical l y t o rig ht siz ethe ha bitat  t hat’s fo r wolves with what is a ctuall y via ble  for wolv es, soit’s more  orless limit edthe  size  of the r ecov e ry  ar e a,” s aysL eith Edga r ,pub l i caffairs spe c i a lis t for  th e  Mount ain-  Prairie Region o f  the U.S. Fish  and W ild lif e  Ser vi ce.

But the s pec ie s is no lo ng er in dange r of ext in c tionand so  consi dered t o no longer  nee d t he protec tio ns the End an ge r ed Spe cies  A ct ext ends i n  the h ope of defending  spec i e s fro m  ex tinct io n. Stat e s wi ll managetheir own p opulat ions  of w olves —  s houldwol ve s arrive i n  Colorado , it’ s up to  s tate  pa rks an d wi l d lifeoffi ci als  to makea de c is io n  ab outhow t omana ge that w o lf becau set he Enda ng ere d Specie s  A c t  no longer  ap plies . 
“One of t h e ke y  p r ovisi ons fo r deli sting
, should_they attempt_to regain territory in_more of_the_30 states_where_the Service is_watching for their_presence.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife_Service Director Dan_Ashe_has called the gray wolf ’s recovery “one of the spectacular success of the_Endangered_Species Act”_and_a_key example of the Service_being a “collection of people_who get_things done.”

“I’ve always liked the analogy of the_ESA_as biodiversity’s emergency_room,” reads a June 7 blog from Ashe on_the Service’s website to accompany the_announcement of proposed_nationwide_delisting_of gray wolves. “We_are given patient species that need_intensive care. We stabilize them; we_get them through recovery. Then we hand_them to other providers who will_ensure they get the long-term_care that_they need and deserve.”

In a_press release from_the same_day, Noah Greenwald,_endangered species director with Center for_Biological Diversity, declared,_“This is like kicking a patient_out_of the hospital_when_they’re_still attached_to life support._Wolves_cling to_a_sliver of their historic habitat in_the_lower 48, and now the Obama administration_wants to arbitrarily declare_victory_and move on. They_need to finish the job_that Americans expect, not walk away_the first_chance they_get. This proposal is a national disgrace. Our wildlife deserve better.”

The_revised plan from the Service for_expected wolf recovery scales_back their_geographic_area for gray_wolf_recovery. Gray_wolves can’t ever recover to where they_once were,_Ashe concedes, because now, those areas_are covered by livestock_ranches_and urban development. But, he says,_the agency’s work has created the_potential that wolves may one_day_live_everywhere they can.

“The proposal is_basically to right size the habitat_that’s for wolves_with what is actually viable for wolves,_so_it’s more or less limited the_size_of the recovery area,” says Leith_Edgar,_public_affairs specialist for the Mountain-_Prairie Region of the U.S. Fish_and Wildlife Service.

But the species is no longer in_danger of extinction_and so considered to no_longer_need_the protections the Endangered Species Act extends in the hope_of defending_species from extinction._States will manage their own populations of wolves — should_wolves arrive in Colorado, it’s up to_state parks and wildlife officials to make a decision about how_to manage that wolf because the Endangered Species_Act no longer applies.

“One of the key_provisions for delisting