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[Zach]

Federal Court Restores Gray Wolf’s Endangered Species Act Protection

Center for Biological Diversity: OAKLAND, Calif.— A federal judge today restored protection to gray wolves, reversing a Trump-era rule that removed Endangered Species Act protection from the animals across most of the country. Today’s ruling prohibits wolf hunting and trapping in states outside...

biologicaldiversity.org

 

[Fishnride]

Very unfortunate once again.

 

[Jason73]

"Middle finger emoji".

 

[Nick87]

"Trust the science"

 

[AvidIndoorsman]

So CO can't reintroduce wolves now because that would violate the ESA correct?

 

[WapitiBob]

Reintroduction is the least of their problems. They sat on their thumbs for years, had multiple states to look at for guidance and did nothing to plan for their natural movement into the state. Here we are in 2022 and they didn't even have a hazing plan, they had to enact emergency legislation. They'll have 150 wolves before any get reintroduced.

 

[Ben Lamb]

Sucks for Great Lakes States & CO, but I ain't surprised. This is what happens when you let Don Peay tell you what to do.

 

[dgc1963]

I was just told by someone I know In Idaho they are really increasing their $ on lowering the number of wolves so their is some good going on too

 

[Stocker]

3 S’s boys.

 

[Zach]

Reintroduction is the least of their problems. They sat on their thumbs for years, had multiple states to look at for guidance and did nothing to plan for their natural movement into the state. Here we are in 2022 and they didn't even have a hazing plan, they had to enact emergency legislation. They'll have 150 wolves before any get reintroduced.

Exactly! Pretending for 10+years those were just really big coyotes was piss poor planning.

 

[mtmuley]

3 S’s boys.

Yeah. That works really well. mtmuley

 

[marksjeep]

What a shit show.

 

[brymoore]

I was just told by someone I know In Idaho they are really increasing their $ on lowering the number of wolves so their is some good going on too

Who is spending money?

I saw wolf tracks yesterday

 

[AvidIndoorsman]

Exactly! Pretending for 10+years those were just really big coyotes was piss poor planning.

Wait... is a song dog a wolf or a coyote? (kī-ˈō-tē)

crap...



we may have had a misunderstanding about vernacular.

 

[Bigjay73]

3 S’s boys.

Shit, shower, shave??

 

[Rhcuam]

This is why no animal should ever be allowed to be put on the ESA ever again.

 

[AvidIndoorsman]

This is why no animal should ever be allowed to be put on the ESA ever again.

Whoa whoa whoa

 

[marksjeep]

Wait... is a song dog a wolf or a coyote? (kī-ˈō-tē)

crap...



we may have had a misunderstanding about vernacular.

coywolf yo

 

[Nick87]

Shit, shower, shave??

Why is it I can never seem to get them in that order.

 

[mtmiller]

Damn liberal judges.