Legislation Returning Management of Gray Wolf To States Progresses In House

Legislation that would return management of the gray wolf to state control Advanced in the House of Representatives Wednesday.  Representative Dan Newhouse and Wisconsin’s Sean Duffy introduced the bill earlier this month.  The two say this legislation will allow farmers the legal means needed to defend their livestock from gray wolves.

The legislation cleared the House Natural Resources Committee  by a 19-15 vote Wednesday.

“Wisconsin farmers are now one step closer to having the legal means to defend their livestock from gray wolves,”said Congressman Duffy. “I’d like to extend a big thank you to the members of the Natural Resources Committee who also agree that states should be the ones to responsibly manage their own gray wolf populations – not Washington bureaucrats.”

“I thank Chairman Bishop and my colleagues on the House Natural Resources Committee for advancing this important legislation to delist the gray wolf,” said Congressman Newhouse. “The best-available science used by the U.S. Department of Interior and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shows that the gray wolf has recovered and is no longer endangered. I continue to hear from and work with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, which has been asking for the federal delisting of the gray wolf since 2013. We must return management of the species to states to allow for more effective and accountable management that responds to the needs of the ecosystem, other species, and local communities.”

Click Here to learn more about the Manage Our Wolves Act.

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