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Appeals Court keeps wolves on endangered list
Farm leaders are criticizing a decision by a Washington D.C. Court of Appeals to keep gray wolves on the Endangered Species list.
American Farm Bureau Federation, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, the Public Lands Council, and others criticized the justices for not removing wolves from the list, even though wolf populations in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, and Wyoming have greatly exceeded population targets.
Ethan Lane from the Public Lands Council says, “Rather than celebrating the successful recovery of this species, Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin will continue to be held hostage to the whims of radical environmental activists.”
AFBF President Zippy Duvall criticized the court, saying neither the goals outlined in recovery plans nor the aggressive and successful leadership to save the wolves moved the court to do the right thing.
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