Federal government proposes rule shifting management of grizzly bears to states

By: Christina Lords, Micah Drew

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: July 16, 2026

Words: 1,455

Last Updated: 6 days, 4 hours ago

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The federal government announced on Tuesday that it is planning to shift management of grizzly bears in the contiguous U.S. to the states.

In a windy field south of Bozeman, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte, flanked by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, Idaho Gov. Brad Little and Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon, praised the recovery of the species from a few hundred bears in 1975 to a population exceeding 2,000 along the Continental Divide.

Idaho U.S. Rep. …

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