Tag: Endangered Species Act
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US House passes Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert’s bill to remove gray wolves from endangered species list
A bill sponsored by U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado to delist the gray wolf from federal protections for endangered species cleared the U.S. House late on Thursday, setting up a fight in the U.S. Senate over a measure supporters say would return wildlife management to the states and critics call politically motivated. The measure,…
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U.S. House votes along party lines to begin debate on delisting gray wolves
The U.S. House on Tuesday voted along party lines on a resolution that will start the process for approval of legislation to delist gray wolves from the Endangered Species Act. The resolution sets up the rules for debate for six bills, including H.R. 845, which requires the Interior secretary “to reissue regulations removing the gray…
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EDITORIAL: Colorado’s wolf plan flouts federal law
When Coloradans narrowly voted to reintroduce wolves in 2020, they were told it would restore Colorado’s natural balance and bring back an endangered species that belonged here. But the people who brought you the wolf in an effort to “restore” a species may be violating the very federal act that’s supposed to protect endangered species…
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Climate change driving expansion of Endangered Species Act
The U.S. Department of the Interior is reacting to climate change by proposing an expansion of the Endangered Species Act. The final rule, published in the Federal Register Monday, would allow it to establish experimental populations of endangered species in places outside of their normal historical range. The department claims that because climate change may…
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Colorado voters spoke, but ranchers remain wary of wolf reintroduction
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When Colorado voters approved the reintroduction of gray wolves in 2020, livestock owners were promised fair compensation for damages and deaths to their animals caused by wolves. But if Colorado mirrors the experiences of livestock owners in states like Idaho and Washington, ranchers around the…