Bill introduced to delist gray wolves

WLJ Feb. 20, 2025 1 minute read 1 comments

Bill introduced to delist gray wolves — A collared Yellowstone wolf.
Photo by Arthur Middleton

Reps. Lauren Boebert (R-CO-04) and Tom Tiffany (R-WI-07) introduced the Pet and Livestock Protection Act to delist the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act list.

The bill has the support of 30 co-sponsors. If passed, the legislation would require the secretary of the Interior to reissue the 2020 Interior final rule that delisted wolves in the Lower 48 states. The bill would also ensure that the ruling could not be overturned through judicial review.

“The Pet and Livestock Protection Act will restore management to those who understand local needs best—state wildlife officials—and ensure that out-of-state judges can no longer dictate how Wisconsin manages its wolf population,” Tiffany said.

The bill is supported by ag groups, including the American Farm Bureau Federation, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Public Lands Council and others.

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KJ Wipfler
March 17, 2025
Most people don't know that the nonprofit wildlife activist groups use (ABUSE) the Equal Access To Justice Act which reimburses these groups when they win a lawsuit filed to disrupt or stop wildlife management decisions based on scientific study. The EAJA was enacted in 1980 to use taxpayer money to reimburse SMALL BUSINESES & PRIVATE PROPERTY OWERS when they won a lawsuit against the Federal Government. This was NOT put in place to refund nonprofit activist groups that throw lawsuits against well researched science.
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