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Wyoming officials not inclined to act on wolves

Wyoming officials not inclined to act on wolves

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) – Gov. Dave Freudenthal says Wyoming remains committed to classifying wolves as predators that could be shot on sight in most of the state.

A federal judge in Montana early this month rejected the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s move to turn over wolf management to Idaho and Montana while leaving them listed as an endangered species in Wyoming.

That decision blocked wolf hunts this fall in Idaho and Montana. It also means those states won’t regain management of their wolves until Wyoming adopts a plan that can pass muster with the courts.

Freudenthal and several Wyoming lawmakers say they’re not inclined to change their state’s plan. They say Wyoming is committed to pursuing its own lawsuit against the federal wildlife agency.

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