A federal judge has allowed the reintroduction of gray wolves in Colorado to move forward in the coming days by denying a request Friday from the state’s cattle industry for a temporary delay in the predators’ release.

While the lawsuit will continue, Judge Regina Rodriguez’s ruling allows Colorado to proceed with its plan to find, capture and transport up to 10 wolves from Oregon starting Sunday. The deadline to put paws on the ground under the voter-approved initiative is December 31.

The lawsuit from the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association and The Gunnison County Stockgrowers’ Association alleges that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service failed to adequately review the potential impacts of Colorado’s plan to release up to 50 wolves in Colorado over the next several years.

  • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Yeah. Well, from a time before emojis, sure,

    (Now I feel old. Before emojis, there was the smilie. And the vampire kirby. <(‘, ,’<) )

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      1 year ago

      Believe it or not I am old enough to remember them, I am just so old I couldn’t remember wtf smilies were called.😞

      I can probably still send a whole t9 text from my pocket though.🤣