Mexican wolf killer has no problem getting job with Mexican wolf recovery program

by GRETA ANDERSON on AUGUST 28, 2019 · 8 COMMENTS · in ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT, PUBLIC LANDS, WILDLIFE
On Friday afternoon, this came across my desk:

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Mexican Wolf Recovery Plan, Region 2, intends to issue a sole source award utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures to William Bennett Nelson dba Bill Nelson Wildlife Control (DUNS# 117125795) Datil, New Mexico for trapping, capturing and radio collaring of wolves. The contract requires the contractor to provide transportation to and from the Mexican Wolf designated trapping area, transportation in the trapping area, traps (foothold), trapping equipment supplies (bucket, shovels, sifters, scent, and lures) and collar wolves using government furnished property including telemetry equipment (receiver and antennas), communication devices (satellite phone or radio), and capture supplies (baits, chemical immobilization drugs, radio collars, tools and processing kit). Work under…