Correcting the Narrative on Gray Wolf Population Recovery

Beltway Beef

On this episode, NCBA Executive Director of Natural Resources Kaitlynn Glover joins to discuss a recent U.S. District Court decision to remand and vacate a Trump administration decision to remove Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections from gray wolves, essentially relisting the species. Glover shares how, despite rhetoric from animal activist groups, the gray wolf population is one of the most successful ESA recovery stories in U.S. history, exceeding recovery goals by 300 percent since being listed under the ESA in 1974. While NCBA and its partners are frustrated with the decision, Glover committed to pursuing every option possible – regulatory and legal – to put a stop to the federal whiplash that farmers and ranchers across the country have faced for years when it comes to ESA rules.