Baldwin, Johnson introduce bill to end wolf protections

Wisconsin’s two U.S. senators are moving to end protections for gray wolves across most of the United States.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Friday that Republican Ron Johnson and Democrat Tammy Baldwin introduced a bill earlier this week to remove protections for the wolf.

Wyoming’s two Republican U.S. Sens. Cynthia Lummis and John Barrasso have joined them. The bill comes after a federal judge in California last month ordered protections be restored for wolves across most of the U.S. after the Trump administration removed them from the endangered species list.

Re-listing wolves on the list effectively banned any wolf hunting or trapping seasons and prohibited farmers and ranchers from killing wolves preying on livestock.