The Trump administration announced a plan Tuesday to transfer grizzly bear management authority to Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho while preserving the species' endangered status under federal law. Interior Secretary Doug Burgess and the governors of the three states unveiled the proposal at a press conference north of Yellowstone National Park, marking a significant shift in how the iconic predators will be regulated across the northern Rockies. Under the new approach, grizzlies will remain listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, but states will gain expanded management powers through an amendment to the law's section 4(d). This framework allows federal protections to remain in place while delegating day-to-day conservation decisions to state wildlife agencies. A Long Road to…