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McClatchy Washington Bureau
McClatchy Washington Bureau
National
Kellen Browning

Gray wolf population could lose federal protection under GOP bill

WASHINGTON _Republicans have only a few weeks left until they cede control of the House to Democrats, but the first big post-election GOP vote won't address taxes or border wall funding.

It involves wolves.

Republicans are furiously pushing legislation that would remove gray wolves in the 48 contiguous U.S. states from the list of threatened and endangered animals protected under the Environmental Species Act, which safeguards those animals' habitats. The House of Representatives is expected to vote on the bill Friday.

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