The FreedomWorks Foundation's Regulatory Action Center submitted formal comments to the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), urging them to move forward with their proposal to de-list the Gray Wolf as an endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.

Last year the Fish and Wildlife Service announced that the greater sage grouse did not qualify for coverage under the Endangered Species Act (ESA),perhaps because the observed numbers of male grouse had increased by 63% from 2013-2015. This decision was met with relief across the western United States, where livelihoods were threatened with destruction by draconian ESA regulations. But regulators can never be content with not regulating, so last week the Department of Interior (DOI) announced new guidelines to restrict economic activity in the name of protecting the grouse.