Wildlife Agency Again Blocked From Denying Wolverine Protections

Wolverines are closer to gaining species protections after a federal judge in Montana tossed the Trump administration’s decision against listing the animal under the Endangered Species Act while agencies complete further review.

The judge’s decision marked another win for environmental groups that successfully sued after the US Fish and Wildlife Service withdrew a proposal to list wolverines in the lower 48 states as threatened in 2014. The US District Court for the District of Montana ordered the agency to reconsider its finding that climate change, small population size, and low genetic diversity don’t threaten the species.

The agency once again ...