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Rigby FFA students present on grizzly bear delisting debate to county commissioners
Summary
A Rigby FFA agriculture team presented arguments for and against removing grizzly bears from the Endangered Species Act, cited recovery metrics and a suite of state and federal bills, and answered commissioner questions about population distribution and livestock impacts.
Members of the Rigby FFA Agriculture Issues Team presented to the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners about the debate over removing grizzly bears from federal protection under the Endangered Species Act.
Student presenters (identified on the record as Caitlin Clark, Bridal Lam, Dallin Christofferson, Kendall McNeil, Beth Lux and Kayda Hickman) described the species’ recovery history, recovery-plan criteria, and recent legislative activity. Presenters told the board that grizzly population estimates in the contiguous United States are roughly…
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