Daines: “Grizzly Bear Management Belongs in the Hands of Montanans”

U.S. SENATE– U.S. Senator Steve Daines issued the following statement today after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service denied Montana and Wyoming’s petition to delist the grizzly bear in the Greater Yellowstone and Northern Continental Divide Ecosystems.
“Today’s announcement is incredibly frustrating for Montana. For decades, Montana has followed the science and as a result, the bear has more than recovered in the Greater Yellowstone and the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystems. Continuing to move the goalposts on recovery is only harming the bear and putting our Montanan communities at risk. This is a shameful partisan play, and I’ll be pushing back every step of the way.”
Timeline of Federal Grizzly Bear Actions and Events
Daines is a leading voice in the Senate calling for the delisting of Montana’s grizzly bears. See his workHERE.
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