WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy, Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing & Insurance, today released the following statement following the House Natural Resources Committee advancing his legislation to delist the gray wolf. The Manage Our Wolves Act was passed out of the committee by a vote of 19-15.
“Wisconsin farmers are now one step closer to having the legal means to defend their livestock from gray wolves. 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.”
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Congressman Sean Duffy Introduces Legislation To Delist The Gray Wolf
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 | Press Release
Washington DC – Wisconsin Congressman Sean Duffy, Chairman of the Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing & Insurance, today introduced legislation, with bipartisan support, that would return management of gray wolves to state control.
Management of these gray wolves were 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. These designations leave farmers and ranchers in those states without a legal avenue to protect their livestock from wolves.
“Wisconsin deserves the opportunity to use science-based wildlife management for our own gray wolf population, because we know what’s better for our state’s ecosystem better than activist judges in Washington,” said Congressman Duffy. “I’m proud to introduce bipartisan legislation to delist the gray wolf because Wisconsin farmers deserve to be able to protect their livestock, and they should not suffer because of the decisions made by an overreaching federal government a thousand miles away.”
Last Update: Sep 26, 2018 1:40 pm CDT
