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Congressional Alert Update - Wolf Delisting

President signs bill including wolf delisting language

President Obama has just signed H.R. 1473 the Budget Resolution, continuing government operations until September 30. A provision within that act will have wide ranging effects on the control of the Grey Wolf populations within some western states. The act requires that in the states of Montana and Idaho the Wolf be removed from the Endanger Species Act (ESA) and returned to individual state management. Language was also included which allows Wyoming to move toward delisting.

Sen. Orrin Hatch expressed, “I couldn’t be more pleased with the inclusion of wolf-delisting language in the budget bill that passed this week. The return of wolf management in northern Utah to state wildlife managers is a very important step in the right direction. This wouldn’t have happened without the resolute efforts of Big Game Forever and Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife. I remain committed to doing everything that I can to ensure that the states, not the federal government, have the responsibility for managing wolves. ”

BLM Wild Horse and Burro Strategy Development

On behalf of the Arizona Sportsmen for Wildlife (AZSFW) Board of Director's and its 6,000 members, we respectfully make the following comments regarding the BLM's June 2010 Wild Horse and Burro Strategy Development Document. AZSFW is the only statewide advocacy organization that represents the interests of wildlife conservation and sportsmen's organizations that does not also have a national affiliation. Our interests relate solely to issues affecting Arizona's wildlife, its habitat and our sportsmen.

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Newsletter April 15, 2011

Congress to Enact First Phase of Wolf Delisting Eminent

For those of you who have been following the wolf wars in Congress, I am pleased to report the first battle for wolf delisting has been won, primarily due to the efforts of Ryan Benson, Executive Director of Big Game Forever (SFW) and Don Peay, founder of Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife (SFW). I have been working with both of these men for months.

While some of the big national groups are out claiming credit for the win, having been deeply engaged in the effort myself there is no question that most of the heavy lifting to create the firestorm that demanded action was done by Big Game Forever. Please let Ryan Benson and Don Peay know how much you appreciate their tireless efforts to ignite the wolf delisting fire in Congress.

While Ryan, Don and myself were disappointed that Arizona, Utah, Wyoming, New Mexico and many other states were excluded from this bill, we feel that this does set a precedent that Congress can follow to address concerns related to unmanaged wolves for other states, including Arizona. Without their effort, this first step would not have even been a remote possibility.