4-20 SS Simpson on Wolves

 Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson recently reacted to language providing for the delisting of the Northern Rocky Mountain wolf population in western states that is included in H.R. 1473, the Continuing Resolution.  H.R. 1473 will be considered by the House and Senate. Simpson is Chairman of the House Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, which oversees funding for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and said:

 “I am confident that this language gets us closer to our ultimate goal, which is seeing the entire Northern Rocky Mountain wolf population taken off the endangered species list and managed exclusively by the states. I asked the Congressman’s spokesperson Nikki Watts if it was Simpson’s intent to allow hunting of wolves in the Northwest: "Absolutely, Congressman Simpson wants hunting of wolves."

 The Congressman also said  “Not only do wolf populations in the west far exceed recovery goals, but without proper management they have become so robust that they are adversely impact other wildlife populations in the region.