Wolves Got their Christmas present Early in Washington State…. UPDATED with state wildlife official’s response to court ruling. ENDANGERED SPECIES — A federal judge has rejected plans by a federal agency to assist in the killing of problem wolves in Washington state, the Associated Press reports. U.S. District Court Judge Robert Bryan on Dec. 17 ruled that the Department of …
Feds barred from killing wolves in Washington — for now | The Seattle Times
It is Christmas for the Wolves in Washington!!!! Federal agents can’t kill any more wolves in Washington — for now. U.S. District Court Judge Robert J. Bryan for the Western District in Tacomaruled last week that Wildlife Services did not take the “hard look” federal law requires at the ecological and cumulative impact of killing wolves in Washington. Bryan found that …
Conservationists deal blow to Wildlife Services in landmark WA wolf case (Press Release 12/21/15) | Western Environmental Law Center
Court rejects indiscriminate wolf killing Location: Olympia, WA In response to a challenge brought by a coalition of conservation organizations, a federal court rejected plans to escalate cruel wolf killing in Washington state by the secretive federal program dubbed “Wildlife Services.” Federal District Judge Robert Bryan held that Wildlife Services should have prepared a more in-depth environmental analysis of the …
New wolf pack in Washington
Washington’s newest wolf pack, the Loup Loup, has taken up residence near the towns of Twisp and Omak in Okanogan County. The Methow pack was confirmed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday, following a cluster of public wolf sightings. The wolves, previously undocumented in the area, moved in on their own, continuing a westward expansion from Idaho …