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District Judge Reverses Gray Wolf Delisting Throughout Northern Rockies
Judge Molloy acknowledges unreasonable threat to wolf population under current plans; states that USFWS acted prematurely by delisting wolves despite scientific evidence
MISSOULA, Mont., July 18,
2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/
-- Today, Judge Donald Molloy of the
U.S. District Court in Missoula granted
a preliminary injunction placing gray
wolves in the Northern Rockies region
back under federal protection until a
court case challenging the removal of
wolves from the federal list of
endangered species is decided. Below is
a statement by Suzanne Asha Stone,
northern Rockies wolf conservation
specialist for Defenders of Wildlife,
regarding today's announcement.
"We're very pleased with
today's decision to restore federal
protections to wolves in the Northern
Rockies until the ongoing case is
ultimately decided by Judge Molloy. This
is a very important first step, since it
stops the continued and almost
indiscriminate killing of wolves under
the states' management plans that could
have put the long-term recovery of the
wolf at risk.
"The delisting of wolves
was inappropriate and illegal in large
part because existing state management
plans are inadequate to ensure the long
term conservation of wolves in the
region, allowing far too many wolves to
be unnecessarily killed. Responsible,
balanced management by the states would
benefit wolves, ranchers, hunters and
all Northern Rockies residents. While
the court continues to weigh our
challenge to the delisting decision, we
will continue to work to improve the
current state plans so that they
maintain a healthy wolf population."
Earthjustice filed the
lawsuit on behalf of Defenders of
Wildlife, Natural Resources Defense
Council, Sierra Club, Center for
Biological Diversity, The Humane Society
of the United States, Jackson Hole
Conservation Alliance, Friends of the
Clearwater, Alliance for the Wild
Rockies, Oregon Wild, Cascadia Wildlands
Project, Western Watersheds Project, and
Wildlands Project.
Defenders of Wildlife is
dedicated to the protection of all
native animals and plants in their
natural communities. With more than 1
million members and activists, Defenders
of Wildlife is a leading advocate for
innovative solutions to safeguard our
wildlife heritage for generations to
come. For more information, visit
www.defenders.org.
SOURCE Defenders of
Wildlife
http://www.defenders.org/
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