Tag: gray wolves

The ruling from U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy found that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service broke the law when it denied a petition for protection last year.

After 45 years of protection under the Endangered Species Act, the federal court ruling "restored wolf protections in the Great Lakes region, West Coast states and southern Rocky Mountains."

The lawsuit claims the United States Fish and Wildlife Service made a decision "based on politics, not science."

“These are things that signal the fact that all is right ecologically, that wildness has returned.”

The final rule, which excludes Mexican wolves, will be published in the Federal Register on Nov. 3 and go into effect 60 days later.

Trump wants to remove federal protections for wolves. Idaho’s example shows why this is a terrible idea.

"This attempt to eliminate crucial protections for gray wolves demonstrates an anti-predator bias that continues to influence wolf management decisions."

"This final, pathetic stab at wolves exemplifies House Republicans' longstanding cruelty and contempt for our nation's wildlife."

Oregon wildlife officials took wolves off the state endangered species list in November.