Gray Wolf

Sept. 29, 2008 Court Ruling that Overturned the Feb. 8, 2007 Final Rule to Delist the Gray Wolf Western Great Lakes DPS

The Humane Society sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) over a number of aspects of the Feb. 8, 2007 Final Rule to Delist the Gray Wolf Western Great Lakes DPS. On September 29, 2008, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled in favor of the Humane Society and returned the final rule back to the Service. Below is information about court ruling that overturned the Feb. 8, 2007 Final Rule to Delist the Gray Wolf Western Great Lakes DPS

 

• Department of Interior Solicitor's Opinion in response to Judge's Opinion (Dec. 12, 2008) - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Authority under Section 4(c)(l) of the Endangered Species Act to Revise Lists of Endangered and Threatened Species to Reflect Recent Determinations (PDF)

 

• Reinstatement of Protections for the Gray Wolf in the Western Great Lakes and Northern Rocky Mountains in Compliance With Court Orders (Dec. 11, 2008)
  This final rule reinstates Endangered Species Act protection to gray wolves in the upper Midwest (i.e., western Great Lakes) and northern Rocky Mountains as ordered by the courts as a result of two lawsuits. This action is effective December 11, 2008. However, the court orders had legal effect immediately upon their filing on July 18, 2008, September 29, 2008, and October 14, 2008.

 

• Court ruling places western Great Lakes Gray Wolf back under Endangered Species Act protections - September 30, 2008

 

• Judge's Opinion - U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Sept. 30 2008)

 

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