Interior Department Removes Northern Rocky Mountain Wolves
from Endangered Species List

February 21, 2008

The gray wolf
population in the Northern Rocky Mountains is thriving and no longer
requires the protection of the Endangered Species Act, Deputy Secretary
of the Interior Lynn Scarlett announced today. As a result, the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service will remove the species from the federal list
of threatened and endangered species.

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Secretary Kempthorne Announces Proposal to Remove the Brown Pelican from the Endangered Species List

February 8, 2008

The brown pelican, a
species battered by more than a century of threats including widespread
poaching and the pesticide DDT, is back from the brink. During a
special event held in Louisiana, also known as "the pelican state" and
a major contributer to the bird's recovery, Secretary of the Interior
Dirk Kempthorne announced the Service is proposing to remove the
pelican from the list of threatened and endangered species.

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