Judge Puts ID, WY Griz Hunts On Hold
Just hours after the end of the hearing held on challenges to the delisting of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bear population, a Montana federal district court judge issued a 14-day temporary restraining order against the hunts planned by Wyoming and Idaho.
The court issued the order, based on motions filed immediately after the hearing by some of the plaintiffs in the grizzly bear delisting case. The court did not wait to allow briefs from the defendants U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, states of Wyoming, Idaho and Montana and non-governmental organizations such as SCI and NRA, before issuing the order to temporarily restrain the start of the hunts.
The court’s order will at least postpone the grizzly bear hunts that were to begin on Sept. 1.
All parties are waiting for the court to issue his ruling on the validity of the delisting. That ruling is expected on or before the end of the 14-day period.
SCI is considering its options to address the court’s ruling.
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