Another group files lawsuit to push U.S. Fish and Wildlife to protect wolverines

By: Darrell Ehrlick

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: February 26, 2026

Words: 518

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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Another conservation group has filed a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s delay in determining critical habitat for wolverines, a federally listed threatened species. It says without a habitat designation, the government can’t begin the process of protecting the rare, high-elevation carnivores, which number less than 300 in the lower 48 states.

Last month, a group of more than a dozen organizations and individuals filed a similar motion, alleging that the government had designated the …

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