Comment from Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics
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Summary: Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics (FSEEE), a nonprofit organization, supports the continued implementation of the Colorado gray wolf reintroduction program under the 10(j) Rule. They argue that the program is successfully meeting the Endangered Species Act's recovery mandate and advocate for improved funding, better communication with producers, and the creation of an independent advisory board to manage the program effectively.
Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics (FSEEE) submits the attached comments in
response to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (“Service”) Request for Information (“RFI”)
regarding implementation of the Endangered Species Act Section 10(j) nonessential
experimental population rule for gray wolves in Colorado. FSEEE is a nonprofit organization
founded in 1989 that advocates for science-based, ecologically sound management of federal
public lands and the natural resources they support. Our membership includes current and former
federal land management employees with direct experience in wildlife management, ecosystem
science, and federal administrative processes. We have a long-standing interest in the integrity of
ESA implementation and the recovery of native predators across the American West.
These comments are submitted for inclusion in the administrative record and may be cited in any
subsequent administrative or judicial proceeding related to the Service’s actions regarding the
Colorado gray wolf 10(j) Rule or the Memorandum of Agreement (“MOA”) between the Service
and Colorado Parks and Wildlife (“CPW”).
Thank you for taking these comments into consideration.