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House Passes Bill to Remove ESA Protections for Gray Wolves Nationwide

The bill would revive a 2020 wolf delisting without court review, leaving states in charge if it becomes law.

This Jan. 24, 2025 file image provided by the Arizona Game and Fish Department shows a Mexican gray wolf in the wild that was monitored as part of a population survey in eastern Arizona. (Arizona Game and Fish Department via AP File)
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Overview

  • The House approved H.R. 845, the Pet and Livestock Protection Act, 211–204, with five Democrats voting yes and four Republicans voting no.
  • The measure orders the Interior Department to reissue the 2020 rule delisting gray wolves in the lower 48 and blocks judicial challenges to that decision.
  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service data indicate more than 4,500 wolves in the western Great Lakes and nearly 2,800 across seven western states would lose federal protections.
  • Sponsors Reps. Lauren Boebert and Tom Tiffany, along with ranching groups, argue wolves are recovered and state control is needed to curb livestock losses, while Democrats and environmental groups say delisting is premature and sidesteps science and the courts.
  • The bill heads to the Senate with uncertain prospects under a 60‑vote threshold, as Sen. Ron Johnson backs a companion measure and opponents warn delisting could spur aggressive state hunts like Wisconsin’s 2021 season that exceeded quotas.