Grizzly Bears Need Our Protection: Remove the biased and unqualified U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Director from the delisting process

Please Sign Our Petition. Add your signature to show your support for protecting America’s Threatened Grizzly Bear and the habitat it depends on for continued survival.

Dear Secretary of the Interior Haaland,

The fate of the grizzly bear in the lower 48 states is now in the hands of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), the result of petitioning by the three (3) biased, western Governors of Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. These states are asking the USFWS to remove Endangered Species Act protection from the Great Bear (delisting) and turn management over to states.

At your Confirmation hearing you were asked why you co-sponsored the Grizzly Bear Protection Act, which would ban the hunting of grizzly bears. You answered, "At the time I imagine I was caring about the bears." It's time to care again. These states have said they will immediately begin hunting grizzly bears down to minimum levels for trophies and allow livestock producers to shoot them on sight. Habitat protections and commitments will evaporate.

Martha Williams, the Director of the USFWS and a political appointee, has demonstrated a bias towards delisting. Even though she does not possess the science degree required for her position her appointment was supported by western Senators who promote delisting and believe she will carry out their political wishes. Before her appointment to USFWS she was the director of the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks and Williams was quoted in several newspapers stating “I am for delisting tomorrow, frankly,” together with many other similar public statements on several occasions.

The integrity of this process must not be compromised. A person with this stated bias cannot and should not be in a position to decide on protection for the grizzly bear, a national treasure. A former law professor, Williams knows ethical rules declare that even the appearance of a conflict of interest requires recusal (complete separation: no emails, texts, notes, reports) from the review process and final decision.

We, the undersigned insist that you immediately and publicly recuse Director Williams from the grizzly bear delisting petitions review process and final decisions.

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