wolves

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Reintroduced gray wolves keep protected status

Posted by PiedType ⋅ September 19, 2008 ⋅ 3 Comments

[Please note this article was published in 2008. The budget bill passed by Congress in April 2011 contained a rider that removed wolves from the Endangered Species List. They are no longer protected.] Here’s an update on an earlier post about the protection of gray wolves in the lower 48 possibly being removed. In July, … Continue reading »

Judge ensures a safer autumn for gray wolves

Posted by PiedType ⋅ July 21, 2008 ⋅ 8 Comments

I’m sending out a big hug and kiss to U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy in Missoula, Montana. Friday he granted a preliminary injunction restoring endangered-species protection to gray wolves in Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming. The federal government had stripped the wolves of their protected status in March. There has been an intense effort by … Continue reading »