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Yellowstone National Park's Grizzly Bear DebateEditor-in-Chief/Associate Editor: Meche’ Williams ‘19 It was expected earlier in the week that a judge would make a ruling on whether or not they will put a hold on the first grizzly bear hunting, which has not been open in more than four decades. The season was scheduled to open on Saturday outside of Yellowstone National Park. On Thursday August 30th, Wildlife advocates, and Native American tribes will be in court to plea to District Judge-- Dana Christensen-- to reinstate the federal protections that protected approximately 700 grizzlies living in and around Yellowstone. A federal judge on Thursday blocked the hunting season two days before it was suppose to open he tried to challenge the Trump administration for the removal of the endangered species protection for animals.
U.S. District Judge,Dana Christensen put a fourteen day hold on the first public grizzly hunt in Wyoming and Idaho; Christensen said it would cause “irreparable harm” to the grizzlies in the Yellowstone area. The government’s position in this debate is supported by the NAtional rifle Association, Safari Club International,and alongside with Wyoming, saying that the hunting will not threaten the population overall but rather it will increase the tolerance for predators around the ranchers and surrounding residents. Advocate, Louisa Willcox said, “This isn’t just some sort of technical, legal argument about an animal, this is about the heart of wild nature in the northern Rockies.” As people protest the opening, no decision has yet been created. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/judge-halts-first-grizzly-bear-hunts-more-40-years-wyoming-n905311 https://www.idahostatesman.com/outdoors/hunting/article217539855.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/08/31/judge-halts-first-grizzly-hunts-decades-two-days-before-their-start/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.e3a0398e8e14
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