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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) released the following statement following the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) decision to list the wolverine population as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

“Unfortunately, this decision was based on unanswered questions and old or non-existent data,” said Rep. Rosendale.

“This decision subjects any action regarding the species to the whims of Sec. Haaland – whom Montanans have very little faith in - while incentivizing the federal government to establish additional regulations and limitations on Montanan's private property and the recreational use of federal lands under the guise of conservation and protection of a species that may very well be thriving.”

Key Background:

Earlier this month, Rep. Rosendale along with Senator Steve Daines (MT), and Congressman Ryan Zinke (MT-01), sent a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and Montana District Court to delay a final decision by 120 days for the North American Wolverine's listing in the Federal Registry (the agency did not respond to this request).

Read Rep. Rosendale, Sen. Daines, and Rep. Zinke’s letter to Director Williams and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service HERE.