Nate Pamplin
133:32 - 133:49
"I want to characterize this as not something that is going to just be— sometimes I hear from the opponents, it's going to be like a rampant, you know, widespread cull. This would be a very focused removal."
“I want to characterize this as not something that is going to just be— sometimes I hear from the opponents, it's going to be like a rampant, you know, widespread cull. This would be a very focused removal.”
- Speaker
- Nate Pamplin
- Timestamp
- 133:32 – 133:49
- Source
- House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries (Begich): Legislative Hearing
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- July 21, 2026
From the transcript
Through the, through the chair, thanks for the question, Congresswoman. Yes. And I think it's really important. I want to characterize this as not something that is going to just be— sometimes I hear from the opponents, it's going to be like a rampant, you know, widespread cull. This would be a very focused removal.
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