Ruling declines preliminary injunction to halt Montana wolf

Bottom Line: Ruling declines preliminary injunction to halt Montana wolf hunt but the lawsuit concerning data-collection methods will continue.

The Details: The 1st Judicial District Court of Montana rejected an attempt by animal-rights groups to stop the state’s 2025-26 wolf harvest. On December 19, the court ruled that the plaintiffs did not show the state’s method of estimating its wolf population would cause irreparable injury to the population.