
Lummis pushes bill to let states regulate grizzly populations after Haaland flubbed bear question in hearing
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Sen. Cynthia Lummis on Thursday will introduce a bill aimed at letting states regulate populations of grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, a large stretch of land that includes parts of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho.
The introduction of the bill follows a contentious exchange between Daines and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland during her recent confirmation hearing, in which Daines pressed her on why she supported a bill that would have put the grizzlies under federal protection forever. Daines asked Haaland why, during her time in Congress, she sponsored such a bill despite the fact the bears were now "well above carrying capacity." Carrying capacity is a biology term referring to the number of a certain type of organisms an ecosystem is capable of supporting.More Related News