Wyoming Senator Has Few Choice Words For Fellow Congressmen
January 17, 2008
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intends to remove the gray wolf from protected status of the Endangered Species Act perhaps by spring. A group of five from the House Natural Resources Committee sent a letter to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne asking him to postpone that decision.
Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso had a few choice words for the group of five.
“This is an issue that directly affects the lives of Wyoming ranchers, energy producers and sportsmen. It has a direct impact on Wyoming livestock and wildlife, not Washington’s. These congressmen don’t even live in our time zone. They have no concept of the damage gray wolves do.â€
The five signing the letter were Natural Resources Committee Chair Nick Rahall D-W. Va., Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Wash., Rep. Jim Saxton R-N.J; and Rep. Wayne Gilchrest, R-Md.
Tom Remington
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Wolves feeding on deer, elk, and other wildlife do not constitute a problem. If there are not enough excess deer, elk, etc. to allow hunting at previous levels, so be it. You do not a have a fundamental right to hunt these animals. Hunting a privilege that can only be enjoyed when there is a sufficient population. Simply because wolves feed on game animals does not make them a problem.
If they are killing livestock than by all means protect your cows, sheep, whatever. Maybe the wolf should be delisted, maybe it shouldn’t. However, the impact on hunting has absolutely nothing to do with what the wolf’s status should be. Mr. Barrasso is simply pandering to his base. If killing wildlife constitutes a problem, then I assume Mr. Barrasso doen’t support hunting?