The Biden administration may soon be forced to rescind a proposal to release grizzly bears, an apex predator species, into a forest area near rural communities.
Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., who chairs the Congressional Western Caucus, introduced legislation that would block a federal proposal to release grizzly bears in a forest area in his state. The legislation would force the Department of the Interior to withdraw a proposed rule and draft environmental impact statement that opens the door to release the apex predator in the federally-managed North Cascades National Park in northern Washington.
The Biden administration's proposal late last month included three options, two that would involve actively restoring populations of the threatened apex predator species and one 'no action' alternative that would maintain current management practices. As part of the announcement, the public is invited to comment on the proposed actions through mid-November.
If this part of our natural heritage is restored, it should be done in a way that ensures communities, property, and the animals can all coexist peacefully,' Hugh Morrison, the regional FWS director, said in a statement. Grizzly bears occupied the North Cascades and served as an 'essential part of the ecosystem' for thousands of years.
We have previously provided extensive comments opposing grizzly bear reintroduction into our local communities,' the commissioners of Chelan County, Washington, which is located near North Cascades, wrote to the NPS in December. 'We continue to oppose grizzly bear reintroduction given the likely negative impacts to public safety, economic development, recreation opportunities and the overall livelihood of our rural communities.
Fortunately, communities in the Rocky Mountains and elsewhere have demonstrated how humans can live successfully alongside grizzly bears, utilizing the many effective nonlethal tools to prevent conflicts between people and bears,' a coalition of more than a dozen environmental organizations wrote to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland last year, urging the restoration of grizzly bears in Washington.
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