The Center for Biological Diversity, in partnership with Earthjustice and 11 other conservation groups, filed a lawsuit to reinstate federal Endangered Species Act protection for our grey wolves. Yesterday, a federal judge issued a ruling reinstating the protections.
Grey wolf and cub
The WaPo ran the story on Saturday.
Here’s the update from the Center:
In response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity, Earthjustice and eleven other conservation groups, a federal judge today reinstated Endangered Species Act protection for wolves in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. The decision brings an immediate halt to the slaughter of over 100 wolves since the Bush administration stripped Endangered Species Act protection for Northern Rocky Mountain wolves in February 2008.
The judge reinstated wolf protection because he agreed that 1) the wolf had not met its federal recovery plan goals before being declared “recovered”, and 2) the state of Wyoming, in its rush to kill wolves, had not committed to maintaining enough wolves to sustain a viable population.
Calling the Bush administration’s arguments “disingenuous,” Judge Molloy noted that the administration had “flip-flopped without explanation” on critical wolf conservation policies.
The killing has stopped, but the battle isn’t over. This preliminary injunction only holds until a final ruling in the case is issued later this year. And anticipating that it’s weak argument for removing wolves from the endangered species list would fail, the Bush administration established a separate decision allowing the killing of wolves even if they are returned to the federal endangered species list. We’re in court fighting that rule, also.
Thanks for your support in our efforts to save wolves in the Northern Rockies, the Southwest and Great Lakes. Without the help of our members and supporters, none of this would be possible.
Kierán Suckling
Executive Director
Center for Biological Diversity
I like that the judge called the Bush Administration “disengenuous.” I call them big fat lying apes who deserve to burn in hell, but then I don’t have to rule from the bench.
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thank god.
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“The state wants the wolves dead in order to prevent overpopulation”
thats a bunch of B.S. how dare people complain about the over population of wolves when the just recently got off the endangered list… when the real over population problem is right under our FACES HUMANS think about it china the us… in 50 or so years there will be NO MORE ROOM on this planet. humas have NO RIGHT to shoot wolves from airshot. Its not far to the wolf. If people were HALF as decent as the wolf they’d do an EVEN fight. no guns or wat. just put a wolf and human in a ring and SEE who the winner would be! the wolf is stonger physicaly and maybe even mentaly when it comes to commen sence.. im only 14yrs old and im one of the FEW that are NOT BLIND to what is really happening on this planet. as for the rest of the human population …. ” all need to open there eyes! “