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Committee reports HR 30 urging federal delisting of gray wolf; resolution passes 10-4-1 after contested testimony
Summary
Representative Parker Fairbairn presented House Resolution 30 asking the committee to urge Congress to reinstate the Department of the Interior's 2020 delisting of the gray wolf so Michigan could manage wolf populations.
Representative Parker Fairbairn presented House Resolution 30 to the House Committee on Natural Resources, asking the legislature to urge Congress to restore the Department of the Interior's 2020 delisting of the gray wolf so management would return to state control.
"Michigan's thriving gray wolf population is evidence that federal protection through the Endangered Species Act is no longer necessary," Fairbairn told the committee, citing the Upper Peninsula winter survey and concerns about impacts to deer, livestock and local tourism.
Supporters and opponents gave competing testimony. Gary Gorniak, representing Upper Peninsula sportsmen's groups and serving on DNR advisory councils, described local deer…
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