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Wisconsin Farm Bureau Supports Wolf Delisting Bill
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 01/20/2017

The state's largest farm organization says it is backing federal legislation that would delist the gray wolf in Wisconsin and other nearby states. The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation says the Gray Wolf Delisting Bill, which was introduced in both the House and Senate this week, would reinstate the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's order to remove the wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Wyoming from the federal Endangered Species List. It would also provide legal clarity for the gray wolf's status on the Endangered Species list.

"Wisconsin's most recent population estimation of almost 900 gray wolves far exceeds the state Department of Natural Resources' targeted management goal of 350," said WFBF President Jim Holte. "Wolves have become consistent threats to livestock. Farmers should be able to protect their livestock from wolves during hunting or trapping seasons as well as during the act of attacking livestock."

The measure was co-authored in the House of Representatives by Reps. Sean Duffy and Collin Peterson; with the Senate version being drafted by Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin.

They claim the number of wolves in Wisconsin also exceeds the FWS criteria to federally delist wolves.


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