Wisconsin Wolf Hunt Stopped, Judge Restores Federal Protections
The ruling stops wolf hunting across the country, except for parts of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.
Wolf hunting in Wisconsin is doubtful this year after a federal judge in California said gray wolves need to be protected once again.
Federal District Judge Jeffrey White from the Northern District of California on Thursday ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service failed to look at the full population of wolves in parts of the west and the upper Midwest when the agency removed endangered species protections for the wolves back in 2021.
“The Service’s analysis relied on two core wolf populations to delist wolves nationally and failed to provide a reasonable interpretation of the ‘significant portion of its range’ standard,” White wrote.
The ruling stops wolf hunting across the country, except for parts of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.
Wisconsin Wolf Hunt Stopped - DNR Response
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources put out the following statement :
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