DenverPost.com - Grizzly protection lifted in Yellowstone

re: "Grizzly bears have recovered so well in Yellowstone they no longer need protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, said Deputy Interior Secretary Lynn Scarlett today. /The U.S. Government officially announced it was removing the bear from the threatened list. /Grizzly bear numbers in the Yellowstone ecosystem have increased from roughly 312 when they were listed in 1975 to more than 500 today, said Dale Hall, director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in a press conference Thursday. /The official action of removing the bear from the list will take place on March 29 and will be official 30 days later, Hall said. /"It is an occasion to celebrate the success of the Endangered Species Act," said Doug Inkley, senior science advisor to the National Wildlife Federation. "This delisting today shows and demonstrates the Endangerd Species Act has been very successful." /Louisa Wilcox of the Natural Resources Defense Council disagreed with the decision, saying grizzlies are being threatened by the effects of global warming..."...