Get RID of Wisconsin Congressman Reid Ribble, his motives are plainly big money supporters!
WASHINGTON, DC
Wisconsin Congressman Reid Ribble is leading the effort on a bill that would undo a recent court decision that placed gray wolves in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan back under the protections of the Endangered Species Act — despite burgeoning populations in all three states.
Wildlife experts in the western Great Lakes region estimate there are at least 3,700 wolves in the three states. Many of the Wisconsin wolves migrated from Minnesota and set up their own packs in the state.
That lawsuit was brought by the Human Society of the United States (HSUS) and other animal rights groups. The court’s decision effectively ended the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) wolf management plan — including hunting and trapping seasons.
Ribble (R-WI) last week began circulating a bill that is being co-sponsored by representatives from other states affected by the recent court decision that found wolves in the Great Lakes region should not have been singled out as a successful population that no longer needed protection.
Reps. Collin Peterson (D-MN), Dan Benishek (R-MI) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) have signed on as co-sponsors to the measure.