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Article: Gray-wolf hunt to begin today in Idaho; But judge weighs halt to killing; As many as 220 wolves can be hunted.(NWTuesday)
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- The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA)
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- September 1, 2009
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Byline: Matthew Brown; The Associated Press
MISSOULA, Mont. -- Gray-wolf hunting was set to begin in the Northern Rockies, even as a federal judge eyed a request to stop the killing of the predators just four months after they were removed from the endangered-species list.
U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy said Monday he would rule as quickly as he could on a last-minute injunction sought by environmental and animal-welfare groups opposed to the hunts in Idaho and Montana.
Hunters were poised to head into the field today in Idaho, where a quota allowed as many as 220 wolves to be killed. Montana's season is set to begin Sept. 15, with a quota of ...