Monday, September 24 2012 11:44 AM EDT2012-09-24 15:44:45 GMT
A motion-detection camera captured a snapshot of a wolf on the prowl at a sheep farm just a stone's throw from the freeway outside Hinckley, Minn. -- but the owner isn't worried.
Just an hour north of the metro, a motion-detection camera mounted on a tree takes a snapshot of a wolf on the prowl at a sheep farm just a stone's throw from the freeway outside Hinckley, Minn.
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - State officials have asked the Minnesota Court of Appeals to reject an attempt by animal welfare groups to block the resumption of wolf hunting in the state.
Attorneys representing the Department of Natural Resources say the lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity and Howling for Wolves is without legal merit.
The lawsuit seeking to halt the hunt contends the DNR did not allow for adequate public comment before it issued regulations for the state's first wolf season since the animals came off the endangered list. It has asked the court for a preliminary injunction to stop the season from opening Nov. 3.
In a response dated Friday, the DNR counters by saying that the agency received extensive public comments. That response also claims fears the hunt will harm the state's wolf population are unfounded.
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