Huge news for Wyomings wolves: The hunt is canceled! We just received a court ruling restoring Endangered Species Act protections for the states embattled wolf population. This was the long-shot legal battle we werent predicted to win, but the law prevailed and Wyomings wolf slaughter stops today -- just days before trophy hunting was set to begin. The court found that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wrongly relied on state management to secure a future for wolves in Wyoming. In addition to the annual trophy hunt, Wyoming cruelly designated wolves as predatory animals -- which meant they could be shot on sight in more than 80 percent of the state. And in state-sanctioned hunts many beloved wolves wandered from Yellowstone National Park to be killed. The court just threw out this irrational approach and ended both predatory and trophy hunting. Were overjoyed that these wolves once again have the federal protections they desperately need. But the battle doesnt end here. The wolf-haters will regroup, and the Center and our partners will be there to fight them again. We won this crucial battle because of your contributions to the Predator Defense Fund. You made this happen. For the wolves, Kierán Suckling Executive Director Center for Biological Diversity
Posted on: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 00:24:49 +0000
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