🐻Grizzly Bear Finding
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding for the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem of the Grizzly Bear in the Lower-48 States
Summary
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a 12-month finding on a petition to establish and delist a Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) distinct population segment (DPS) of the grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) in the lower-48 States. After a thorough review of the best scientific and commercial data available, we find that grizzly bears in the petitioned DPS do not, on their own, represent a valid DPS. Thus, we find that the petitioned action to establish and delist a GYE DPS is not warranted at this time.
Agencies
- Interior Department
- Fish and Wildlife Service
Business Impact
$ - Low
The regulation primarily announces a finding regarding the grizzly bear's status, concluding that the petition to delist a distinct population segment is not warranted due to insufficient scientific validity. This does not impose direct compliance mandates or financial impacts on businesses.