Rep. Tom Tiffany and Fellow GOP Lawmakers Bring Back Bill to Delist Gray Wolf

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : The agency has previously said it stands ready to assume state management if there's any federal change in the wolf's status.
50% : State law mandates a wolf hunt when the animal isn't under federal protection.
48% : If approved, the plan would remove Endangered Species Act protection from around 4,400 wolves found in the Great Lakes region, as well as nearly 2,800 wolves in seven western states.
47% : In 2011, Congress removed Endangered Species Act protections for wolves in the Northern Rockies region.
47% : In February 2021, during the period when federal protection was lifted, state-licensed hunters killed 218 wolves in less than three days, surpassing a quota of 200 wolves split between state hunters and tribes.
46% : Wisconsin U.S. House Rep. Tom Tiffany and GOP lawmakers have reintroduced a bill to remove federal protections for gray wolves across most of the country.
44% : Animal rights and environmental groups, along with Wisconsin's Ojibwe tribes, have expressed concerns about lifting federal protections for wolves and returning management to state wildlife regulators.

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