BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Montana wildlife officials have released draft regulations for grizzly bear hunting in anticipation of the bears' possible removal from the endangered species list.

The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports that Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is proposing spring and fall hunting seasons in seven districts near the border of Yellowstone National Park. Each district would have a quota on the number of bears that can be killed.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a draft proposal for removing the grizzly bear's Endangered Species Act protections in March. The plan includes caps on how many bears can be killed in Idaho, Wyoming and Montana.

Grizzly bears have been listed as a threatened species since 1975, although they were briefly delisted in 2007 before a lawsuit reinstated the protections.

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