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Denial Of Gray Wolf Protections Violated Endangered Species Act, Judge Rules

Republican-backed wolf-culling campaigns may wind up triggering federal protections again.

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Aug 06, 2025
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A gray wolf lays in the grass. Photo by John and Karen Hollingsworth/USFWS.

The Fish and Wildlife Service will have to reconsider whether gray wolves in the western United States merit Endangered Species Act protections in light of Republican-backed efforts to aggressively cull the animals in the Northern Rockies, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. 

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