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Lummis Statement on Relisting of Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse in Wyoming

Statement

Date: Aug. 4, 2011
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Animals and Wildlife

U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) released the following statement after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) reinstated Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse in Wyoming:

"The Endangered Species Act designations are said to be based on the "best available' science. Today's relisting announcement by the USFWS is another reminder that many listings are actually based on the best available lawyer. The repercussions of these listings are broad, and the fact is these designations are now mostly driven by the courts instead of wildlife experts, which was never the original intent of the ESA. It is all the more reason that Congress, for the first time in over 20 years, must modernize the ESA.

"Wyoming's farmers, ranchers and landowners are the ultimate stewards of the land. Unfortunately, they are hit the hardest by this designation, and the negative economic impacts will be felt by communities throughout the state."


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