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Lisa Murkowski: “If these reserves are conveyed to Sealaska by Congress it will almost certainly lead to a new petition to list the…”

On the recordMay 15, 2013
If these reserves are conveyed to Sealaska by Congress it will almost certainly lead to a new petition to list the goshawk and wolf as endangered species and the distinct possibility that they will be so designated.
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Lisa Murkowski
Republican · Alaska

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Murkowski warns that transferring land to Sealaska risks endangered species listings.

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