Interior Department, Montana, and Utah Appeal Gray Wolf Ruling

The Interior Department and the states of Utah and Montana are appealing an August ruling from a federal court vacating the agency’s decision to avoid protecting the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act.

Utah, Montana, and the Interior Department on Thursday filed separate notices of appeal to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Judge Donald W. Molloy of the US District Court for the District of Montana on Aug. 5 vacated the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2024 finding that gray wolves in the West are not endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species ...