Gray Wolf Protections

Last week I posted an article on the costs of reintroducing gray wolves some western states, namely Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana. I found a somewhat related article on at cnn.com . It talks about how a U.S. Disctric Court Judge found the Bush Administration in violiation of the Endangered Species Act. The Administration had granted permission to ranchers in certain areas to shoot the wolves on site to protect livestock. It turns out that only a few wolves were actually shot in a small area of Montana but it created enought attention for a District Court Ruling.