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2011 Animal L. Comm. Newsl. 1 (2011)

handle is hein.journals/anilawcn2011 and id is 1 raw text is: Summer 2011 Animal Law Committee CONGRESS' DE-LISTING OF THE WESTERN GRAY WOLF SPARKS MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS: WHO, EXACTLY, IS AFRAID OF THE BIG, BAD WOLF? By: Marissa L. Curran Looming large in political, legal, and philosophical circles are a multitude of questions prompted by the final rule issued recently removing the gray wolf from the Endangered Species list. Perhaps the most signifi- cant of these questions is also the most basic: how should we decide who and what deserve the protection of the laws? Since its enactment in 1973, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) has provided a critical safety net for America's native fish, plants, and animals, and has prevented the extinction of hundreds of imperiled species across the country.' But on May 5, 2011, the federal government took the latest action in the on-going controversy over the Western gray wolf. The Secretary of the Interior and acting Director of the Department of Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) issued a final rule implementing a budget bill rider amendment that removes ESA protec- tions for gray wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains .2 Continued on page 13 1 Department of the Interior Press Release (Mar. 18, 2011), http://www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/Interior Announces-Proposed-Settlement-of Gray-Wolf-Lawsuit.cfm 2 Jesse Greenspan, Enviros Slam Gray Wolf Delisting as Unconstitutional, LAw360 (May 6, 2011), http://www.1aw360.com/environmental/articles/243574?utm source-newsletter.

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