BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Trappers can continue pursuing wolves under Idaho’s current regulations after a federal judge rejected a request by conservation groups to temporarily block the state’s expanded wolf trapping and snaring rules. The decision earlier this week by a U.S. magistrate judge isn’t on the merits of the case. It instead rejects a request by the groups to halt the trapping and snaring rules until the case fully plays out and is decided. The Center for Biological Diversity and other groups contend Idaho’s 2021 expanded wolf-killing regulations violate the Endangered Species Act because they will lead to the illegal killing of federally protected grizzly bears and Canada lynx.
Judge won’t block Idaho wolf trapping, snaring regulations
