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WSGA expands litigation battlesWyoming The Wyoming Stock Growers Association has added two new lawsuits to its litigation list within the past two weeks. This brings to six the number of currently active actions in which the association is advocating for the interests of Wyoming ranchers. WSGA has joined with the Wyoming Association of Conservation Districts in seeking to intervene in a lawsuit brought by Western Watersheds project challenging three allotment management plans on the Big Horn National Forest. The suit seeks to have the court set aside the entire forest plan for its failure to address alternative stocking levels, failure to take the required "hard look" at the environmental impacts of livestock grazing, and failure to incorporate suitability determinations. According to WSGA Executive Vice President Jim Magagna, "The WSGA officers view this intervention as critical because of the widespread impacts that a victory by plaintiffs would have on all livestock grazing on the Big Horn Forest." WSGA has been granted intervention in Federal District Court in Montana in the litigation challenging the delisting of the gray wolf and seeking to return management jurisdiction to the federal government. The association has joined the Montana Stock Growers and several Montana sportsmen's groups in this effort. In a motion filed this week, WSGA outlined its opposition to an effort by plaintiffs to secure a preliminary injunction that would immediately restore ESA protection for the wolf. In support of its motion, WSGA points to the fact that, "The numeral goal of recovery was satisfied in 2000, and the wolf population at issue has been growing for the 11 years since reintroduction, at the explosive rate of 24 percent annually. The high numbers indicate further the wolf's long-term viability as a species is assured." WSGA further challenges the plaintiff's assertion that "Wolves in the Greater Yellowstone remain genetically isolated." A hearing on the Motion for Preliminary Injunction has been scheduled for May 29 in Helena. For more information, contact 307-638-3942. 6/16/08 Date: 6/11/08 Advertisement
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