Last month the grizzly bear in the Yellowstone National Park area was taken off the Endangered Species Act list for the first time since the bear had been reintroduced some 30 years ago. From a financial point of view, the question now remains as to who is going to pay the estimated $6 million annually to manage both the grizzly bear and the gray wolf. Attempts are being made to remove the wolf from ESA protected status in Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. Animal rights groups are threatening lawsuits.
Once these two animals are delisted, management falls into the hands of each of the states involved, meaning they have to incur the costs of that management. The federal government is considering setting up a trust fund that could ultimately reach $100 million in size to assist in paying the costs for biologists and equipment like radio collars and such.
The Washington Post has the story.
Tom Remington
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