“After millions of dollars spent and over a decade of
efforts, the Mexican Gray Wolf population has not recovered,” said
Pearce. “But instead of saying ‘enough is enough’ and handing the
program’s management over to the states, Washington is doubling down on what
has proven to be a bad decision. Just last week, a rancher who had to
shoot a wolf to protect his livestock was cleared only because of wolf bite
marks on at least one of his animals. Countless New Mexican families live
in fear of wolves attacking their children, pets, or livestock, or in fear of
legal repercussions if they act to protect them.”
“Even worse, these decisions are not being made by the
people, or even by elected officials, but by the special-interest lawyers at
the Center for Biological Diversity,” Pearce continued. “It is outrageous
and unacceptable that New Mexicans’ lives and livelihoods are being put at risk,
and our tax dollars wasted, by the machinations of a radical group that lines
its pockets by strong-arming the government and manipulating our laws. It
is time to give the power back to the people of New Mexico—the people who have
to live with the painful consequences of this reckless program.”
Last week, Pearce issued a statement
highlighting the consequences of the wolf program.
Despite millions of dollars spent, the Mexican Gray Wolf
Recovery Program is an outright failure, with populations unable to come close
to the recovery goals laid out by the US Fish and Wildlife Service—even as wolf
populations elsewhere have thrived. Congressman Pearce has been a
consistent opponent of continuing to pour money into an unsuccessful experiment
that jeopardizes the lives and livelihoods of countless New Mexicans.
Congressman Pearce believes that the management of the wolf population should
be turned over to the state government.
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