The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will keep grizzly bears on the Endangered Species Act list and is proposing to create a "Distinct Population Segment" for the bear. Wednesday's announcement goes ...

Under a new rule, grizzly bears would be protected by the Endangered Species Act in Washington, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming.

The Fish and Wildlife Service sparked fresh debate Wednesday with its long-awaited decision that grizzly bears still require Endangered Species Act protections. Western lawmakers growled ...

“And the proposed changes to our … rule will provide management agencies and landowners more tools and flexibility to deal with human/bear conflicts, an essential part of grizzly bear recovery.

In Wyoming, almost 1,500 people applied for 12 grizzly bear licenses. Idaho issued just one license before the hunts were blocked without any grizzlies being killed. Federal officials also raised ...