Louisiana Black Bear to be Removed From Endangered Species List

By Vanessa Torres

Governor Jindal Announce Proposal to Remove Louisiana Black Bear from Endangered Species List

Louisiana -(Ammoland.com)- Thanks to a highly successful public-private partnership spanning more than two decades, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal announced today that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to remove the Louisiana black bear – the inspiration for the “Teddy Bear” – from the list of threatened and endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

“The Louisiana black bear symbolizes how the Endangered Species Act can be a remarkably effective tool to protect and recover threatened and endangered species when we work in close partnership with states and other stakeholders,” Jewell said. “Across Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi, we have worked together with our partners to protect and restore habitat, reintroduce populations and reduce the threats to the bear. Today’s recovery of the bear is yet another success story of the Endangered Species
Act.”

The Endangered Species Act has been a critical safety net for imperiled plants and wildlife for more than four decades, preventing …read more

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