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Committee approves memorial urging Congress to delist grizzly bears and review Endangered Species Act
Summary
The Resource and Conservation Committee sent House Joint Memorial 4 to the floor urging Congress and the president to delist grizzlies in the Lower 48 and to review the Endangered Species Act; supporters said Idaho has contributed to recovery, opponents warned the state lacks needed regulatory mechanisms.
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The Resource and Conservation Committee voted to send House Joint Memorial 4 to the House floor with a do-pass recommendation, advancing a message to Congress and the president that Idaho supports returning grizzly-bear management to states and reviewing the Endangered Species Act.
Representative Raymond, sponsor of HJM4, said Idaho has "played a great role in making sure that grizzly is alive and well" and argued that "it is time that the species be delisted and that management of it be returned to the states." The memorial asks federal officials to consider delisting grizzlies in the lower 48…
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