At Ninth Circuit, a Fight Over What ‘Recovered’ Means for Montana’s Wolves

'How far do we go?': Feds, wolf advocates duel over species' future in appeals court

When are gray wolves “significant” enough to earn federal protections? And is a recovery that returned them to a third of their former range in the Lower 48 enough?

At Ninth Circuit, a Fight Over What ‘Recovered’ Means for Montana’s Wolves

For nearly two decades, hunters, conservation groups and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) have fought in court over whether discrete populations of gray wolves should be listed as endangered or threatened. A case argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday could settle the question for wolves in Montana by reversing […]

Trump Administration Tells Appeals Court Gray Wolves No Longer Need Federal Protection

Lawyers for the Trump administration told a three-judge panel in Missoula on Tuesday that gray wolves across the United States no longer need endangered species protection, the latest turn in a fight that reaches straight into Northern California’s ranch country. Oral arguments opened in three consolidated cases before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, …

Appeals Court hears wolf ESA cases in Missoula

Fro The Missoula Current: (Missoula Current) Appellate justices are mulling over two cases that could determine whether or which gray wolves are protected in the lower 48 states. On Tuesday morning, justices from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard three appeals related to wolves and decisions the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services has made […] The post Appeals Court hears wolf ESA cases in Missoula first appeared on International Wolf Center.