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BOISE, Idaho (AP) – Federal officials are seeking public comments about whether to keep open a sheep research facility that has operated for about a century on the Idaho-Montana border near Yellowstone National Park.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is holding listening sessions on Wednesday and Thursday concerning the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station near Dubois in eastern Idaho.

Participants must pre-register and can do so online.

Comments can also be made by email at michael.arnold(at)ars.usda.gov or colette.wood(at)ars.usda.gov.

The agency attempted to close the station earlier this year, citing declining budgets.

But Congress objected to the closure, so the agency is going through a more formal process.

Environmental groups contend the station harms wildlife, including threatened grizzly bears, and have filed lawsuits.

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