SALEM, Ore. — Oregon lawmakers have come a step closer to upholding the state’s controversial decision late last year to remove the gray wolf from its endangered species list.
By ratifying the delisting of the wolf through legislation, lawmakers hope that will make a lawsuit filed by conservationists moot or stymie its process.
That proposed legislation made its way through committee on Tuesday, and now heads to the House floor for a vote.
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission delisted the wolf in November by recommendation of state biologists, who said the species is no longer in danger of extinction in the majority of the state. Three environmentalists sued, asking for an impartial judicial review of the commission’s decision.
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