CHEYENNE — A federal judge
has denied a request from the state of Wyoming and other groups to force
a coalition of environmental groups to continue a lawsuit challenging
recent federal action turning wolf management over to the state.
WildEarth Guardians and other groups last year asked U.S. District Judge Alan B. Johnson of Cheyenne to allow them to drop their lawsuit. The coalition said it wants to support a similar lawsuit still pending in Washington, D.C.
Johnson on Tuesday denied a request from the state and a number of pro-hunting organizations to keep the Wyoming lawsuit alive, and he dismissed the lawsuit.
Wyoming's management plan classifies wolves as predators that can be shot on sight in much of the state. Environmental groups have argued that the plan fails to afford wolves adequate protection.
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WildEarth Guardians and other groups last year asked U.S. District Judge Alan B. Johnson of Cheyenne to allow them to drop their lawsuit. The coalition said it wants to support a similar lawsuit still pending in Washington, D.C.
Johnson on Tuesday denied a request from the state and a number of pro-hunting organizations to keep the Wyoming lawsuit alive, and he dismissed the lawsuit.
Wyoming's management plan classifies wolves as predators that can be shot on sight in much of the state. Environmental groups have argued that the plan fails to afford wolves adequate protection.
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