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"Bear DNA," Cutting Expenditures, and the National Interest

Promoted by Brendan

In my original post on the subject of "Bear DNA," I explained that Sen. McCain ridicules spending $3M on "Bear DNA," but:

- Sen. McCain voted in favor of the expenditure .

- It ain't $3M; it's $4.8M over the past 5 years , and the purpose of the $4.8M expenditure was to obtain actual scientific information about just how endangered grizzly bears are in northwestern Montana.

- The study showed that there are "2 1/2 times the number of bears previously estimated," and we can therefore revisit the regulations that impose $25,000 fines on farmers who mistakenly shoot grizzly bears or do so to protect their land.

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