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FILE - This March 13, 2014 file photo provided by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife shows a female wolf from the Minam pack outside La Grande, Ore., after it was fitted with a tracking collar. A federal proposal to take the gray wolf off the endangered species list has divided states in the West, and has even exposed conflicting views among top officials in Oregon. The governor said Thursday, May 16, 2019, it's critically important that range-wide recovery efforts for wolves across the West be maintained. (Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife via AP, File)

Wolf’s comeback in US triggers debate on protection levels

By ANDREW SELSKY - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 7, 2019 file photo Darlene Baker, of Sammamish, Wash. holds a photo of a wolf as she takes part in a protest at the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building in Seattle against a proposal made by the Trump administration to lift protections for gray wolves across the Lower 48 states. A Washington state official says wolves should be removed from the federal endangered species list in the entirety of the state. Washington Fish and Wildlife Director Kelly Susewind in April wrote a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in support of the proposal to delist wolves in the Lower 48 states. The letter was released Wednesday, May 8 as the public comment period for the proposal ends next week. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

State official supports delisting wolves in all Washington

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS - Associated Press