Editorial: Excluding ranchers from wolf case unjust
(Sub Req’d) A California judge last week issued one of the most disconcerting decisions involving wolves that we’ve seen. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White of Oakland, Calif., is hearing a case related to efforts by environmentalists to put gray wolves back on the federal endangered species list. But here’s the clinker: White decided to exclude from the case the people most directly impacted by wolves — ranchers. A California judge last week issued one of the most disconcerting decisions involving wolves that we’ve seen. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White of Oakland, Calif., is hearing a case related to efforts by environmentalists to put gray wolves back on the federal endangered species list. But here’s the clinker: White decided to exclude from the case the people most directly impacted by wolves — ranchers.
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