So far in this young century, few wildlife conservation issues have galvanized more Americans than whether or not Western state governments ought to allow grizzly bears to be hunted again.
A federal judge’s decision to revoke the states’ authority to manage Yellowstone-area grizzly bears was met with expected cheers, jeers and challenges in the hours after it was announced.
U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen is delaying the start of the first grizzly bear hunts in decades in the Rockies by two more weeks, according to the Associated Press.