Groups go to court to get wolves relisted in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming
Coalition of 10 organizations say that bad science and aggressive hunting is endangering wolves.
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Coalition of 10 organizations say that bad science and aggressive hunting is endangering wolves.
Plaintiffs argue wildlife officials relied on ‘unfounded assumptions’ and ‘flawed’ population models in a February 2023 finding that wolves in the Northern Rockies are not facing an extinction threat.
Conservation groups filed two lawsuits challenging a February decision to not list grey wolves in the northern Rockies under the Endangered Species Act — saying the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Because wolf management in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming has become more harmful since 2021 to individual wolves and to pack solidarity, the wildlife groups are arguing that the USFWS didn’t do a good analysis before deciding that listing was not warranted.
Two federal lawsuits argue Endangered Species Act protections are warranted for wolves.