Judge orders federal protections restored for gray wolves across much of US
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- Judge orders federal protections restored for gray wolves across much of US after they were lifted under Trump.
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Ruling impacts hunting in Great Lakes states
Wildlife advocacy groups said the judge's order would most immediately put a stop to hunting in the Great Lakes region, where Wisconsin officials had come under criticism after a wolf hunt last year blew past the state's quotas, killing 218 wolves in four days.
"Wolves in the Great Lakes region have a stay of execution," said John Horning with the environmental group WildEarth Guardians.
None of the Great Lakes states with established wolf populations — Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin — had scheduled additional wolf hunts prior to the judge's ruling. All three were updating their wolf management programs and officials said that work would continue.
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