For the First Time in 36 Years, Rocky Mountain Wolves Are in the Crosshairs Again

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By Eliza Strickland
Sep 2, 2009 12:03 AMNov 5, 2019 8:57 PM
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This morning hunters in Idaho donned reflective vests and picked up rifles, and set off to track and kill an animal that has been off-limits for more than three decades: the gray wolf. While environmental groups were in court yesterday asking federal judge Donald Molloy to stop the hunt, the judge declared that he needs time to determine whether wolves should be protected from the rifles and returned to the endangered species list. While Molloy considers, the hunt will go on. As of midday Monday, more than 10,000 Idaho hunters had bought licenses allowing them to vie for a wolf trophy.

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