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"Who decides whether a species is no longer endangered?"
Media Source:
Bloomberg LawMedia URL:
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/grizzly-population-surge-tests-boundaries-of-species-protectionDate:
2024/04/05Summary:
Grizzly bear populations have recently increased. But does that mean the species is no longer endangered? It’s a scientific and also a legal question. The US Fish and Wildlife Service is reviewing the listing status under the Endangered Species Act of two populations of grizzlies. But Lewis & Clark Professor Daniel Rohlf notes that it’s impossible to make a completely objective scientific determination when it comes to recovery of a species. “It’s up to society to make that call. How protective—how risk adverse do we want to be?”
