Almost immediately that Barack Obama took office, he ordered that any of President Bush’s orders that had not been signed and finalized be put on hold. This includes the proposal by the Department of Interior to remove federal protection of the wolf.
After making the announcement of the proposal nearly two weeks ago, the DOI said that last week it was planned to publish the Final Rule on wolf delisting. It did not happen. That would make the proposal complete and would take effect in 30 days.
President Obama’s order, which isn’t that unusual and is something similar to what former President George Bush did when he took office, effectively puts the entire wolf delisting process on hold.
Tom Remington
