Gray wolves, a species that has long been vilified and admired, will no longer receive federal protections under the Endangered Species Act in the Lower 48 U.S. states, the Trump administration announced Thursday.

川普政府周四宣布,，在美國本土48個州,，長期以來一直受到人們的詆毀或贊賞的灰狼將不再受到《瀕危物種法案》的聯(lián)邦保護(hù)。

The long-anticipated move is drawing praise from those who want to see the iconic species managed by state and tribal governments, and harsh criticism from those who believe federal protections should remain in place until wolves inhabit more of their historical range. 

這項期待已久的舉措得到了那些希望看到州政府和部落政府管理這一標(biāo)志性物種的人的贊揚,，同時也遭到了那些認(rèn)為在狼的棲息地恢復(fù)到歷史水平之前,，聯(lián)邦政府應(yīng)該繼續(xù)保護(hù)它們的人的嚴(yán)厲批評。

Gray wolves used to exist across most of North America.

灰狼曾經(jīng)遍布生活在北美大部分地區(qū),。

"After more than 45 years as a listed species, the gray wolf has exceeded all conservation goals for recovery," said Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, announcing the delisting, which will revert management of wolf populations to local wildlife agencies.

“灰狼被列為瀕危物種45年之后,，已經(jīng)超出了之前設(shè)立的所有保育目標(biāo)?！眱?nèi)政部長大衛(wèi)·伯恩哈特在宣布將灰狼從瀕危物種名單中刪除時說,。

Federal wildlife officials are hailing the move as a success story, similar to endangered species recovery stories such as the bald eagle and American alligator.

聯(lián)邦野生動物官員稱贊此舉是一個成功的故事，類似于瀕危物種恢復(fù)的故事還有禿鷹和美洲鱷,。

After being nearly wiped clean from the contiguous U.S. by the mid-20th century, there are now more than 6,000 gray wolves in the Lower 48 states, largely clustered in the Northern Rocky Mountains and the Western Great Lakes region.

到20世紀(jì)中期,，灰狼幾乎在美國本土滅絕，而現(xiàn)在美國本土48個州有6000多只灰狼,，它們大多聚集在北部的落基山脈和西部的大湖地區(qū),。