Grizzly Bear ESA Listing and Section 4(d) Protective Regulations

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

2026-07-21 — Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations Pertaining to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants: cross-connection with esa-threatened-species-4d-blanket-rule: Grizzly bear listing action exemplifies species-specific 4(d) protective regulations that become the default approach after blanket rule removal. (novelty: 3)
2026-07-17 — Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Grizzly Bear Listing on the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife With a Revised Section 4(d) Rule; Proposed Revision of the Protective Regulations Under Section 4(d): FWS proposed substantive revisions to the section 4(d) protective regulations for lower-48 grizzly bears, reopened the comment period on those changes, and indicated it may issue separate final rules for the listing determination and the 4(d) rule. (novelty: 2)