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Rep LaMalfa takes aim at Endangered Species Act: ‘Species of the week’ halting real conservation

DC News Now, Approved, National / April 25, 2025 / Congress, Conservation, Endangered Species Act, Lawfare, Special interest groups

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Recovering animals that are nearing extinction, like the black-footed ferret, was the whole point of the 1973 Endangered Species Act but some lawmakers say it needs to be reformed.

“Is the program working as designed 50 years ago?’” Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.) asked. “No, it’s been interpreted way beyond that, where it isn’t just the species, but they want to have every ounce of possible habitat as they determine is critical habitat.”

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Colorado’s wolf plan ignores the one thing wolves don’t: borders

The Fence Post, Approved, National, State / April 21, 2025 / Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Colorado Wolf Restoration and Management Plan, Endangered Species Act, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wolves, Wyoming

Over the last month, two of Colorado’s latest gray wolf transplants were killed after crossing the border into Wyoming.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife expects these types of movements into other states from the reintroduced wolf population. The species is known for traveling long distances in search of food or mates.

However, once the wolves leave Colorado, they lose certain protections afforded to them by both state and federal laws. But just how those protections change, and what might happen to them, depends entirely on which way they travel.

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“Celebrate the win”: Boebert’s gray wolf delisting bill clears key House committee

In rural Colorado, the fight over wolves isn’t just about wildlife—it’s about life and livelihoods. On Tuesday, a bill sponsored by Reps. Lauren Boebert and Tom Tiffany passed a key House committee, aiming to take gray wolves off the Endangered Species List and block federal courts from reversing the move.

The Pet and Livestock Protection Act (PALPA) cleared a key vote, handing a win to farmers, ranchers and energy producers across the West. In Colorado, wolf attacks on livestock and fears that the predators could stall energy projects have kept the issue front and center.

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