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Lawmakers, director clash over grizzly delisting and safety where bears range outside recovery zones
Summary
Members debated whether the Greater Yellowstone grizzly population and Wyoming management meet the Endangered Species Act delisting criteria; Director Nesbick said recovery has been achieved in core areas but conflict increases where bears enter developed or agricultural lands.
Members opened the hearing by asking whether the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly population and Wyoming’s management meet the Endangered Species Act’s five factors for delisting. The committee’s questioning emphasized both biological recovery and social suitability for human coexistence.
Director Nesbick said historical delisting decisions have been made under multiple administrations and that courts have complicated the legal landscape. He warned that conflict tends to arise "in those…
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