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“Our proposal lays out a path to ensure grizzly bears remain recovered,” said Scott Talbott, Game and Fish director. “The plan also honors the commitment made by the people of Wyoming over the last three decades to help recover this species …
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service filed a proposed rule for removing grizzly bears from the list in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho on March 11. Now Wyoming Game and Fish is proposing a plan for how Wyoming would manage grizzly bears when and if they are removed from the Endangered Species List.
“Our proposal lays out a path to ensure grizzly bears remain recovered,” said Scott Talbott, Game and Fish director. “The plan also honors the commitment made by the people of Wyoming over the last three decades to help recover this species with an investment of $40 million.”
Nothing is set in stone yet, so Game and Fish is seeking public feedback. Those interested can comment online, at public meetings around the state or by mail.
Game and Fish also released the draft three-state Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). Public comments on both the draft MOA and the draft plan will be considered before a presentation and recommendations are made to the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission.
“The draft Grizzly Bear Management Plan is adaptive to make sure that the newest and best available science can be quickly applied to grizzly bear conservation in Wyoming,” said Brian Nesvik, Game and Fish chief of wildlife. “Wyoming will continue to collaborate with experts from other states, federal agencies and tribes to build on this amazing conservation success story.”
The nearest upcoming meeting to discuss the plan is at 5:30 p.m., Monday, April 4, at the Holiday at 1701 Sheridan Ave. in Cody.
Public comments will be accepted online or by mail until April 14.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is also accepting public comments on the federal proposed delisting rule and an accompanying conservation strategy and has committed to complete delisting by the end of the summer.
For more information, check Game and Fish grizzly management at tinyurl.com/GizzManagement or Fish and Wildlife Service at tinyurl.com/FWSbearplan.
The draft plan can be found at tinyurl.com/WyoPlanForBears.
For full coverage of Wyoming Game and Fish's proposed plan, see March 17's edition of the Powell Tribune.
