Concerned Professional Wildlife Biologists and Managers in Montana Speak Up

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• March 17, 2021

TO: MEMBERS OF THE MONTANA LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR GIANFORTE

FROM: CONCERNED PROFESSIONAL WILDLIFE BIOLOGISTS AND MANAGERS IN MONTANA

We are Montana residents and professional wildlife biologists and managers with a total of 1,696 years of experience in wildlife management and wildlife habitat management. Among us are 18 retired employees of Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks with 534 years with the agency, and 3 former Commissioners from the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission.

We stand in opposition to the bills listed below being considered by the Montana Legislature in 2021. We find these bills to be based on misinformation about wildlife, misinformation about the effects of predators on prey species, and a lack of understanding about the complexity of natural environments in Montana. Detailed wildlife policy should be science-based and set by the Montana Fish and…