R-CALF Calls For Gray Wolf To Be Delisted

R-CALF USA is calling on Congress to pass the Pet and Livestock Protection Act of 2025.  The Legislation, introduced in late January by Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert and Wisconsin’s Tom Tiffany, seeks to remove the gray wolf from the Endangered Species List and return management authority to individual states.  R-CALF CEO Bill Bullard said gray wolves are an issue for ranchers across the west, and the problem is spreading.

“So, we have to achieve a balance between the desire of people to have wolves in the wilderness," Bullard noted.  "But we also have to protect the economic and financial interests of those whose livelihoods depend on their ability to maintain their livestock herds.”

Wolves Can Damage A Herd Without Killing One Animal

Bullard said the wolf is an apex predator and livestock animals are prey, and the only way you can remove conflict is by keeping the two separated.  And he added wolves don’t have to kill an animal to financially devastate a rancher.

“The wolves will traumatize an entire herd and cause problems with conception, cause problems with gaining weight for calves, separating calves from the cows," Bullard said.  "There's all kinds of problems associated with wolves that are praying upon a cattle farmer, rancher, or sheep producer's livestock.”

Northwest Lawmakers Support Delisting The Wolf

The Legislation is cosponsored by Oregon Representative Cliff Bentz, Idaho’s Russ Fulcher, and central Washington’s Dan Newhouse.  Click Here to learn more about the Pet and Livestock Protection Act of 2025.

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