Court restores federal protections for Yellowstone grizzly bears

A federal appeals court, citing the effect of climate change on the Yellowstone grizzly bears' white-bark food source, finds that the Fish and Wildlife Service erred when it delisted the bears.Conservationists touted a major victory Tuesday in their battle to protect Yellowstone grizzly bears when a federal appeals court ruled that wildlife managers erred when they removed Endangered Species Act protection from "one of the American West's most iconic wild animals."

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