Bill would delist Mexican gray wolf 

The Enhancing Safety for Animals (ESA) Act, introduced by Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ-09), would delist the Mexican gray wolf and separate the populations in U.S. and Mexico.

The bill is supported by the Public Lands Council (PLC) and the New Mexico Cattle Growers Association (NMCGA).

“For too long, ranchers in states near our southern border have shouldered the burden of managing this species with limited tools and little support from the federal government who has imposed all manners of burdens,” said PLC Executive Director Kaitlynn Glover.

NMCGA President-Elect Tom Paterson said the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has ignored the threats the wolves cause to ranchers and that the time has come to delist the species.