U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced that FWS will soon propose a rule to delist the gray wolf in the lower 48 states and return management of the species back to the states and tribes.
FWS intends to publish the proposed rule in the Federal Register in the coming days, opening a public comment period on the proposal.
“The best available science shows that the gray wolf has successfully recovered from the danger of extinction and no longer requires federal protection,” said Rep. Newhouse. “We can see in Washington state that the wolf population is growing quickly while being effectively managed by the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife in the eastern third of the state. I applaud the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s for moving forward with a proposal to delist the wolf in the lower 48 states in order to return management to the states.”
Rep. Newhouse was an original cosponsor of H.R. 6784, the Manage Our Wolves Act, which the House passed on November 16, 2018.
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It may be the wolves have recovered in the estimation of many; but a hunting season to start killing them off again should not automatically follow a delisting. It may have passed the House last year, but that was the end of it – and I doubt it will this time either, even with the few Democrats who may still support a delisting. Anyone who follows the history of this unfortunate situation knows that killing them off again is the goal.
I was told on another site that the state of CO has an estimated 6,000-7,000 mountain lions. That’s more than entire population of wolves in the lower 48, which is estimated at 5,000.
This idiot Newhouse will be hearing from me. I have some unflattering things to say.
Wolves should NOT be delisted yet. They have barely recovered and leaving it up to the states and tribes will result in them being hunted to extinction again. Trust me, hunters are salivating at the prospect. And Newhouse is a dick…..