The gray wolf returns Wednesday to what seems like its other natural habitat — a courtroom — for a long-awaited clash over its Endangered Species Act status.
It could get spicy, as the underlying litigation could help determine whether gray wolves will lose federal protections that the Fish and Wildlife Service maintains are no longer needed.
“This case has great significance for whether gray wolves will ever truly achieve recovery,” Center for Biological Diversity attorney Collette Adkins said in an interview. “It’s really important.”
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It’s also rather tricky.
