A proposed rule allowed under federal law governing endangered
species could open the door for the return to Alaska of wood bison,
North America's largest land mammal and a species now found only in
Canada. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday confirmed that wood
bison reintroduced in Alaska would be considered an experimental
population not essential to the continued existence of the species under
the proposed rule. The rule would allow wood bison to be managed by state wildlife
officials and be exempt from certain restrictions in the Endangered
Species Act., allaying state fears that development projects could be
stymied if wood bison are released into the wild.Under the proposed rule, Alaska could use hunting as a tool to manage the population. The rule would also limit endangered species requirements that could
impede development: a requirement for the Fish and Wildlife Service to
designate critical habitat for wood bison, and the requirement for
companies to consult with federal agencies if their proposed
developments affected a threatened species...more
Issues of concern to people who live in the west: property rights, water rights, endangered species, livestock grazing, energy production, wilderness and western agriculture. Plus a few items on western history, western literature and the sport of rodeo... Frank DuBois served as the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003. DuBois is a former legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator, a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Interior, and is the founder of the DuBois Rodeo Scholarship.
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