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House hearing spotlights push to delist gray wolf in HR 845
Summary
At a subcommittee hearing, sponsors of HR 845 urged delisting the gray wolf and returning management to states and tribes; witnesses and Democrats warned about ecological uncertainties, litigation risks and impacts on rural communities and stressed the need for updated science and monitoring capacity.
Representative Lauren Boebert introduced HR 845, the Pet and Livestock Protection Act of 2025, at the March 27 subcommittee hearing and said the bill would "delist the gray wolf from the federal endangered species list" and return management authority to state and tribal agencies.
Why it matters: The gray wolf has been central to contentious federal‑state debates over the Endangered Species Act for decades. Boebert and other sponsors argued delisting is warranted because wolf populations have recovered in many regions; opponents said delisting without robust, up‑to‑date science and sustained monitoring risks conservation setbacks and fails to account for regional variation.
Sponsor testimony and claims: Representative Boebert told the committee Colorado producers suffered about $580,000 in losses "in just…
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