Trump Order Directs Review of Gray Wolf Protections as Ranchers Report Livestock LossesVideo: Trump Order Directs Review of Gray Wolf Protections as Ranchers Report Livestock Losses
President Trump’s Supporting America’s Ranchers order directs the Secretary of the Interior to determine within 90 days whether gray wolves meet recovery criteria for downlisting or delisting under the Endangered Species Act. In northeast Washington, where wolves were delisted at the federal level but remain protected under state law, ranchers and wildlife advocates debate livestock losses, lethal removal, range riders and nonlethal deterrents.