WASHINGTON –
Today, Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah) and
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson (D-Minn.)
released the following statements on the “American Wild Game and
Livestock Protection Act.” Introduced today, the legislation would
require the Secretary of the Interior to delist the
gray wolf from Endangered Species Act protections in the lower 48
states and enable states to enact their own rules regarding management
of gray wolf populations.
“I’m
happy to co-lead with Congressman Peterson on introducing this critical
piece of bipartisan legislation. Gray wolves have been recovered for a
long time now, and
this bill will bring finality to the issue by allowing states to manage
their population.”
– Ranking Republican Rob Bishop (R-Utah)
“Gray
wolf populations have reached sustainable levels and it is well past
time to return authority over their management to the states. This
bipartisan legislation
will allow states to protect the livelihood of their livestock owners
and preserve a healthy balance of wild animal populations.”
– U.S. Representative Collin C. Peterson (D-Minn.)
Background:
Management
of the gray wolf population was transferred from the state to the
federal level following two 2014 U.S. District Court decisions that
reinstated gray wolves under the protections of the
Endangered Species Act. This legislation would require the Secretary of
the Interior to delist the gray wolf from Endangered Species Act
protections in the lower 48 states by finalizing the proposed rule
entitled “Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants;
Removing the Gray Wolf (Canis 7 lupus) From the List of
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife” (84 Fed. Reg. 9648 (March 15, 4
2019)) and make the issuance of the rule not subject to judicial review.
Read bill text
HERE.
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If you go to the federal rule mentioned, it unfortunately states, "This proposed rule does not have any effect on the separate listing of the Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) as endangered under the Act."
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