A public comment session on Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ administrative rules proposal for managing grizzly bears should the federal government delist them from Endangered Species Act protections in parts
Montanans recently weighed in on whether Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks should allow livestock producers to shoot grizzly bears that threaten livestock on public-land leases, and some complained that few people were aware of the meeting where they could provide comment.
A public comment session on Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ administrative rules proposal for managing grizzly bears should the federal government delist them from Endangered Species Act protections in parts of the state showed there remain concerns about killing the bears – particularly on public lands.
The Fish and Wildlife Commission voted to require a rancher to first attempt nonlethal means of deterring a grizzly bear “threatening” livestock before being issued a kill permit.
The Fish and Wildlife Commission voted to require a rancher to first attempt nonlethal means of deterring a grizzly bear “threatening” livestock before being issued a kill permit.