[Taxacom] Compromise and delisting of Gray Wolves in the lower 48 states

[Kenneth Kinman]

Good morning,
          Having now looked at the actual vote on the "Manage our Wolves Act", it does appear to be highly partisan.  And I was not aware that states like Montana and Idaho have wolf hunting seasons, so I can see why there is so much resistance to a delisting at this time.  In any case, it seems doubtful that such legislation will become law, especially given the upcoming change in House leadership.
                               -----------------Ken

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From: Kenneth Kinman <kinman at hotmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2018 9:50 PM
To: Kenneth Kinman; taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu
Subject: Compromise and delisting of Gray Wolves in the lower 48 states

Dear All,
      I caught just a part of a "60 Minutes" segment tonight about gray wolves.  And then I read online that the House of Representatives in November had passed the "Manage our Wolves Act, H.R. 6784<https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr6784/BILLS-115hr6784ih.pdf>, which would remove gray wolves from the Federal Endangered Species List and thus returning management of their populations to the control of each individual state by the end of 2019.  This apparently followed attempts of such delisting by the US Field and Wildlife Service during the Obama administration, so I'm not sure if this is a deeply partisan issue.  In any case, the Senate has not yet passed similar legislation.
       Is such legislation likely to also pass in the Senate in 2019, and if so, would it have much of an impact on wolf populations that have been re-established in the northwestern United States.  I guess the impacts would vary from state to state, but I assume the most popular wolf packs with tourists and researchers (in Yellowstone Park) will remain protected and relatively stable with deaths mainly coming from attacks from neighboring wolf packs (nature's way of controlling their own numbers).  Are we finally approaching a sustainable compromise between state governments and the federal government, as well as between conservationists and ranchers?  You can never satisfy the demands of the extreme elements on either side of this debate, but are we now approaching some middle ground that both sides can live with (at least with a lot less rancor)?
               -----------------------Ken