H.R. 6147 was passed by the Senate last month. While the Senate version was clean, it is possible that Section 117 from the House version will be negotiated into the finalized bill. As a reminder, it would require the USFWS to delist the Gray Wolf nationwide and contains that confusing Subsection 2:

"Shall not affect the inclusion of the subspecies classified as the Mexican Gray Wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) of the species Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) in such list."

A previous petition update questioned what this language means for the Mexican Gray Wolf - mainly, will it delist the subspecies or not? We finally have an answer from a reliable source: according to the Wolf Conservation Center, that confusing section is basically saying that the Mexican Gray Wolf is exempt from the nationwide delisting. A link to their statement on the anti-wolf rider is included with this update.

Since this petition is specifically about the Mexican Gray Wolf, it will no longer provide updates on H.R. 6147 (or any other bill that contains the language of Subsection 2) unless new anti-wolf riders are added that target the subspecies. That said, please write to President Trump and tell him to not sign the budget bill into law until this anti-wolf rider is removed from it, because any political delisting of the Gray Wolf is bad and could indirectly harm the Mexican Gray Wolf! Here is his contact: https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/