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How many wolves? Lawsuit says original target was too small by sevenfold |
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Written by CHRIS MERRELL, Star-Tribune
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Thursday, 08 May 2008 |
With more than 1,500 wolves now roaming the Northern Rockies, there are five times the original goal stated in the federal government's 1994 wolf recovery plan. But a coalition of conservation and animal rights groups is trying to convince a federal judge that 1,500 wolves is not enough -- that the animals should be put back on the federal endangered species list until the population grows by at least another 33 percent, and state management plans are put in place to maintain that level.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 08 May 2008 )
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