Barrasso: Wyoming Should Be in Charge of Grizzly Bear Management, Not Washington

During remarks on the Senate floor Tuesday, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) called for restoring Wyoming’s authority to manage its own grizzly bear population. Barrasso highlighted legislation he recently co-sponsored to remove grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem from the Endangered Species List and shift management of the bear to the states. Barrasso said that under the Constitution, most decisions affecting our lives are meant to be made at the local or the state level.

Senator Barrasso said the population of grizzly bears in Yellowstone has been fully recovered for more than two decades.

Barrasso said that it’s time for Wyoming, not Washington to be in charge of managing grizzly bears and that he will continue to work with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on a path forward that allows the people of Wyoming to make decisions for Wyoming.