Cheyenne, WYOMING (Enviro Snowflake Brief)— U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming was asked today at her press conference about her credentials on why Wyomingites should trust her outspoken position on delisting grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
The response by Cheney was stunning to those in the room.
Rep. Cheney said, “I did receive a wildlife biology certificate in my Lucky Charms cereal box several years ago. It really empowered me to follow my gut- very similar to how our great President makes decisions.
Cheney continued to dig a hole for herself. “Silly as it may seem to some in the room, I actually framed and hung the certificate from the cereal box in my office. Every time I stare at it, I feel that I channel way more insight on how grizzlies should be managed than all those independent scientists with their dumb ‘peer reviewed’ studies- I don’t need peers, just lobby friends funneling money to me from ranchers, extraction industry, and our hunter organizations.”
U.S. Senator Mike Enzi and Congresswoman Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., introduced at the press gathering the Grizzly Bear State Management Act, which directs the Department of the Interior to re-issue its delisting decision and prohibits further judicial review of this decision.
Rep. Cheney stayed transparent in announcing the Grizzly Bear State Management Act after proudly stating her biology credentials.
“The Grizzly Bear State Management Act stops the court system from supporting the independent science community’s strong conclusions against delisting the Yellowstone grizzly, and will put management of the grizzly bear back in the hands of Wyoming,” Cheney said.
Cheney referenced what a great job Wyoming was doing managing gray wolves since regaining state control last year. In Wyoming, wolf hunting is now legal—365 days a year across 85 percent of the state. The state has classified wolves as vermin, and can be killed with guns, snares, explosives, trucks, and snowmobiles. Cheney says you do have a lot of options on how you hunt Wyoming wolves.
“I look forward to work with President Trump, who tweeted today he loves bears, to fight for Wyoming’s statutory right to manage wildlife,” concluded Rep. Cheney.
