John Williams urges counties to back gray wolf delisting, cites ranching costs
Cattleman and wolf-issues expert John Williams told Jackson County commissioners the science and agency guidance support delisting the gray wolf and urged NACo to adopt a county-backed resolution; he cited livestock production losses and higher management costs as primary fiscal harms.
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John Williams, co-chair of the Oregon Cattlemen's Association Wolf Committee, told Jackson County commissioners on June 4 that agency findings and scientific evidence point to delisting the gray wolf and returning management to the states. "The agency says it should be delisted. The science says it should be delisted, and everybody says turn it back to the states," Williams said.
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