Post by pavel on Jan 14, 2016 21:56:59 GMT -6
SALT LAKE CITY — Wildlife advocates chided state government leaders in four Western states on Thursday for trying to keep land out of a potential recovery zone for Mexican gray wolves, an endangered species.
Organizations advocating for the wolves held news conferences and rallies in the capital cities of Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico. They say governors are spreading misinformation in a recent letter to the federal government.
About 25 supporters showed up in Salt Lake City, holding signs that read, “Utah Wants Wolves” and “Utah Needs Wolves.”
Allison Jones, director of the Wild Utah Project, said governors should have consulted with more legal experts and scientists before sending a joint letter in which they claimed science does not show the animals have lived north of Interstate 40. That highway runs through New Mexico and Arizona.
Read more: www.abqjournal.com/705854/news/nm-news/advocates-in-4-states-including-nm-rally-for-mexican-gray-wolf.html
Organizations advocating for the wolves held news conferences and rallies in the capital cities of Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico. They say governors are spreading misinformation in a recent letter to the federal government.
About 25 supporters showed up in Salt Lake City, holding signs that read, “Utah Wants Wolves” and “Utah Needs Wolves.”
Allison Jones, director of the Wild Utah Project, said governors should have consulted with more legal experts and scientists before sending a joint letter in which they claimed science does not show the animals have lived north of Interstate 40. That highway runs through New Mexico and Arizona.
Read more: www.abqjournal.com/705854/news/nm-news/advocates-in-4-states-including-nm-rally-for-mexican-gray-wolf.html