Legislators urge ban on sage-grouse transplants out-of-state
Montana legislators are asking for a three-year ban on transplants of sage grouse outside the state.
On Wednesday, after another fractious discussion of sage grouse conservation efforts in Montana, Sen. John Brendan, R-Scobey, proposed that the legislative Environmental Quality Council send a letter to Gov. Steve Bullock and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks asking for a three-year moratorium on sending sage grouse out of state. The letter passed on a 10-5 vote.
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