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Harriet Hageman: “When you protect [apex predators like the gray wolf and the…”

Featuring: Harriet Hageman, Republican | U.S. House Wyoming At-Large Congressional District

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And especially when you're talking about apex predators, and the gray wolf and the grizzly bear are both apex predators. And When you protect [apex predators like the gray wolf and the grizzly bear] at the expense of all your other wildlife, your other wildlife is going to start cascading into potential threatened status. And so that's why you want your people. Again, what I said about transportation, it's the same thing when you're talking about species management. We have experts right here in Wyoming. (16:16–16:26)

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