HELENA, Mont. — Wolf hunting licenses went on sale Monday in Montana as environmentalists appealed a federal judge’s decision to uphold the removal of the Northern Rockies gray wolf from the endangered species list.
Congress this spring removed federal protections for wolves in Montana, Idaho and parts of Utah, Washington and Oregon. U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy earlier this month was critical of the congressional budget rider that removed the predator’s status, but said court precedent required him to rule it constitutional.
