Concrete solutions for uncotrolled wolf expansion.

Here is the specific language of the American Big Game and Livestock Protection Act: S. 249 and H.R. 509

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533) is amended by adding at the end the following:
`(j) Exemption of Gray Wolf- This Act shall not apply to any gray wolf (Canis lupus).'.

What Does this Bill Do?

  1. Returns wolves to state wildlife protections in all 50 states.
  2. Acknowledges the role of states, sportsmen and ranchers in wolf restoration.
  3. Ends wasteful litigation of non-endangered wolf populations.
  4. Restores the supremacy of State wildlife management vs. Federal wildlife management.
  5. Allows states to restore wildlife herds in peril.
  6. Prevents the spread of unnecessary destruction of wildlife.
  7. Protects our hunting and ranching heritage.
  8. Protects our hunting  and livestock industries.
  9. Protects rural jobs and economies.
  10. Focuses limited resources on habitat conservation and wildlife populations in peril rather than litigation and attorneys.
  11. Protects the ESA from abuses and overreaching.

We call on Congress to:
1. immediately and permanently delist wolves nationwide by passing HR 509 and S 249;
2. place a moratorium on further wolf reintroductions

We call on the States to:
1. immediately reduce wolf numbers to agreed upon levels in reintroduction areas and
2. manage for no increases in wolf populations in non-reintroduction states to the address the alarming rate of disappearance of our big game populations

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