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The increased number of grizzly bears have reached to 700+ in the wild. They were listed under 'threatened species' when their numbers were close to extinction nearly 136 back in 1975. Lifting the bears' protected status would allow hunters to kill grizzly bears.
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Grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park will be stripped of Endangered Species Act safeguards this summer, U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced on Thursday in a move conservation groups vowed to challenge in court.
Hunters and ranchers, who make up a powerful political constituency in Western states, have strongly advocated removing grizzlies from the threatened species list, arguing the bears' growing numbers pose a threat to humans, livestock and big-game animals such as elk
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Yellowstone Grizzly Bears to Lose Endangered Species Protection
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