SiteTitle | • | Illinois DNR/ USFWS Clarify Status of Gray Wolves in Illinois | [X] |
| | 1: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 January 23 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) remind the public that the Services recent action removing federal Endangered Species Act protection for gray wolves in portions of the Midwest has changed the status of wolves in Illinois north of Interstate 80. While wolves dispersing from northern states into Illinois are rare, any gray wolves in Illinois found north of I-80 are listed as threatened under state law, while those south of the interstate remain federally endangered. The change becomes effective January 27, 2012. | | | | Date Created: | 01 23 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 53**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000040623 Original UID: 20846 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
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