The Mexican gray wolf could lose its endangered species protections in less than 90 days.

The US president says the move will help ranchers, but conservationists say it could derail efforts to recover populations.

Wildlife officials say that people spotted the wolf in late August, and a biologist confirmed the animal has been in the California area.

The Mexican gray wolf is protected by the Endangered Species Act, which spells out criteria before an animal can be delisted.

The Trump administration wants to let ranchers and hunters kill gray wolves to help save cattle from the predators.

"This is incredibly exciting news - the news we in wolf recovery for decades have been waiting for." ...

WASHINGTON - In his executive order to review the Mexican gray wolf’s endangerment status, President Donald Trump is bypassing federally required wolf population data that has not yet been met.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Sept. 4 giving the U.S. secretary of interior 90 days to decide whether to remove Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves and Mexican ...

Two species of wolves might lose their protections under the Endangered Species Act following an executive order from the ...

A bill favored by hunters and ranchers to remove federal protections for the gray wolf, delisting it from the Endangered Species Act (ESA), passed the U.S. House on Dec. 18. If approved by the Senate ...

THE EDGE OF THE GILA WILDERNESS, N.M. – A voice interrupted the crackle of the radio at basecamp: “Starting pursuit.” The rest of the team on the ground was anxious to hear those words after the ...

In a vote on Thursday afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that will delist the gray wolf from the endangered species list throughout the country. H.R. 845, brought by Colorado ...