From the Saturday, July 19, 2008 online edition of the Missoulian . . .

A federal judge in Missoula has restored endangered species protections for gray wolves in the Northern Rockies, derailing plans by three states to hold public wolf hunts in the fall.

U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy granted a preliminary injunction late Friday restoring protections for wolves in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho. Molloy will eventually decide whether the injunction should be permanent.

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