The Center for Biological Diversity announced its intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) if the agency does not prepare a national gray wolf recovery plan.
USFWS recently said it would not prepare a national plan because the wolves no longer meet the criteria for protection under the Endangered Species Act. The Center argued that courts have repeatedly ruled that the species qualifies for federal protections.
“Because recovery efforts have been piecemeal, full nationwide recovery has not occurred,” the group wrote.
