Lummis, Senators to Interior Secretary Haaland: Follow the Science on Grizzly Bear Populations

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, along with Members of Congress from the western states of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho,recently sent a letter to U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, urging her to follow the science and support delisting grizzlies in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and Northern Continental Divide. Senator Lummis said in both areas, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has noted that the grizzly bear populations are at carrying capacity and are no longer endangered.

In addition to Senator Lummis, the letter sent to Secretary Haaland was signed by Senators John Barrasso of Wyoming, Steve Daines of Montana, Mike Crapo and James Risch of Idaho as well as U.S. Representatives Liz Cheney of Wyoming, Matt Rosendale of Montana  and Russ Fulcher and Mike Simpson of Idaho. To read the full letter, click here.