Gray Wolf Delisting: Has the ESA Admitted Recovery?

On Aug. 21, American Stewards of Liberty petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to delist the gray wolf, arguing the listed groups do not meet the ESA's own definition of a species. Columnist Nancy Churchill examines the agency's science, Washington's minimum count of 270 wolves, 17 documented depredation events in 2025, and the stalled Senate companion bill S. 1306. https://clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-recovery-was-the-promise-delisting-is-the-test/ #GrayWolf #EndangeredSpeciesAct #WolfDelisting #WashingtonState #RuralWashington #ESA #Wildlife #Opinion #Columns #PacificNorthwest