The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced plans to keep Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bears protected under the Endangered Species Act, preventing states from gaining jurisdiction over the species or authorizing hunting. The proposal aims to manage all grizzlies south of Canada as a collective group, facilitating recovery and potential delisting in the future. The plans include changes to grizzly management, allowing officials more flexibility in dealing with human-bear conflicts. The proposal will be published for public comment in the coming days, with a 60-day comment period to follow.