KNAU Arizona Public Radio (Original) Posted April 15, 2020 by the Associated Press
U.S. wildlife officials are seeking public comment as they prepare to update a rule that guides management of endangered Mexican gray wolves in the Southwest.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it will be working on a supplemental environmental review of the 2015 rule.
The process was prompted by a 2018 court decision that ordered the agency to take another look at the rule to ensure wolf recovery in Arizona and New Mexico isn't compromised.
The court set a deadline of May 2021 to finalize a revised rule.
There are more than 160 Mexican Gray Wolves in the wild in the two states.
