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ROB CHANEY
Several grizzly bear management bills that made it through the Legislatureâs transmittal deadline could make it unlikely that grizzlies will ever get off the Endangered Species List, according to wildlife experts.
The proposed laws also appear to run contrary to Montanaâs commitments to the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee management guidelines and to the recommendations of a citizenâs advisory council on grizzly management.
Coupled with proposed hunting changes for wolves and black bears that are likely to get grizzly bears killed in the process, retired U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service grizzly recovery coordinator Chris Servheen said the resulting laws would block any chance the federal government would allow the state to manage grizzlies.