Wyoming Governor Matt Mead was in Buffalo on Friday to deliver a speech to the Wyoming Stock Growers’ Association at its annual conference.

The Governor referred to US Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s recent call for a review of the sage grouse management plan with an interest to consider population and not habitat as the primary consideration to the bird’s protection.

Mead had this to say…

The Governor expressed concern that Wyoming would be the caretaker of the species for the west…

During his speech to the Wyoming Stock Growers’ Association in Buffalo last Friday, Governor Matt Mead shared his thoughts on the Endangered Species Act and its impact on Wyoming.

The Governor spoke of how the endangered process does not allow for much success…

He praised the federal government’s decision to “de-list” the gray wolf…

Mead plans to work next on the grizzly bear listing in hopes of finding a way to de-list that mammal as well.

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