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The Midwest Cattleman · March 10, 2022 · P25
NCBA and PLC Disappointed in Court Decision to Relist Gray Wolves

The National Cattlemen’s “One year, I lost 26 calves fects on their overall
Beef Association (NCBA) and due to gray wolf attacks,” health and well-be-
Public Lands Council (PLC) said Minnesota cattleman ing.”
expressed opposition recent- Joe Wilebski. “As a producer, Across the country,
ly to the U.S. District Court’s my top priority is the health increased attacks on
ruling to remand and vacate and safety of my livestock. livestock are threat-
the gray wolf Endangered The consequences of gray ening the viability of
Species Act (ESA) delisting wolf attacks go far beyond family-owned farms
announced by the Trump ad- the immediate loss of live- and ranches. NCBA
ministration in 2020. stock. When wolves attack and PLC will contin-
“It's disappointing that en- animals, even if they aren’t
vironmental activism carried killed, it causes long-term ef- continued on page 27
more weight than science in
this case. Rather than ruling
on due process and adher-
ence to recovery criterion,
Judge White chose to remand
the rule and undermine one
of the most successful ESA
recovery stories in United
States history,” said NCBA
Executive Director of Nat-
ural Resources and Public
Lands Council Executive Di-
rector Kaitlynn Glover. “This
is just another attempt by Privat Treat Gelbvie & Balance Sal
activist groups to ignore the
facts and rewrite the history
of gray wolf recovery in the Bull
U.S.”
NCBA and PLC believe
in making science-based de-
cisions, and data shows the
gray wolf population is re-
covered and no longer meets
requirements for a listing.
Since being listed under the
Hondo 227H | Reg: AMGV1514169
Smooth Domain 223H | Reg: AMGV1511596
ESA in 1974, the gray wolf DOB: 9/24/20 | Sire: Brother C Astro 502D | POLLED DOB: 9/6/20 | Sire: 3SCC Domain A163 | POLLED
population has seen tremen-
dous recovery, exceeding re-
covery goals by 300 percent.
“ESA should not be used
as a permanent management
tool. Today’s decision con-
flicts with the intended pur-
pose of the Act and removes
critical management tools for High Octane 230H | Reg: AMGV1514173 Hammer 225H | Reg: AMGV1511595
wolves that pose a tremen- DOB: 10/16/20 | Sire: HPR Chancellor 8038 | POLLED DOB: 9/11/20 | sire: HPR Chancellor 8038 | POLLED
dous threat to farmers and
ranchers, rural economies,
and vital land and natural
resource conservation,” said
Glover.
Cattle and sheep produc-
ers experience, daily, the con-
sequences of gray wolf over-
population.
Female Sire: EGL Lifeline B101 | DOB: 6/06/20 MS UNIQUE GEM - hbar 130h | Reg: AMGV1514165
h608 | Reg: AMGV1510366
sire: hpr Chancellor 8038 | DOB: 10/09/20
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