CODY, Wyo.-
Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal says any lawsuits from environmental groups challenging the federal government’s plan to remove grizzly bears from federal protection should be filed in Wyoming.
Federal authorities last month announced that grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park no longer need the protection of the Endangered Species Act.
At least one environmental group said it plans to pursue either a lawsuit or some form of congressional intervention to stop the delisting process.
The governor says most the bears live in Wyoming so the lawsuit should be filed in the state.
Meanwhile, an eastern Idaho man is recovering from an attack by a grizzly. Timothy Henderson says he hopes that when they catch they animal they relocate it instead of putting it down.
He said it was his fault because he stumbled into the bear’s habitat.
