A group of Texans is advocating for the conservation of mountain lions in the state. The denial of their petition may be a step in the right direction.
submitted a petition urging the state’s Parks and Wildlife Department to take steps toward conserving mountain lion populations in Texas. The conservation group announced this week that the department denied their petition.
The same month they submitted the petition, the state department told the group it would likely be denied per their staff’s recommendation. It was officially denied Tuesday. In a letter to the conservation group, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said its staff recommended briefing the commission at the meeting later this month and forming an advisory group to look into the issue.
“The formation of a stakeholder advisory group was one of the items that we requested in our petition, and we are hopeful the group will include a variety of opinions,” Ben Masters, a wildlife filmmaker and member of the group, said in a press release. “We also plan on attending the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission’s annual public hearing on August 24 to make sure our voices are heard, and we invite others who are interested in this issue to join us.
One member of the group, Romey Swanson, the director of conservation strategy for Audubon Texas, told themuch of the inaction has to do with politics. “This is not a new issue by any means. The state and Texas Parks and Wildlife has had a storied history concerning the management of mountain lions,” he said.
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