This undated picture provided by the US Fishing and Wildlife Service shows a Gray Wolf in the mountains of Idaho. Several environmental groups said they filed a legal complaint Monday to force the federal government to put the wolf back on the list of endangered species, claiming some states were allowing indiscriminate killing of the animal.(AFP/HO//File/Gary Kramer)AFP - Several environmental groups said they filed a legal complaint Monday to force the federal government to put the wolf back on the list of endangered species, claiming some states were allowing indiscriminate killing of the animal.


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This entry was posted on Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 at 7:04 am.
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