"2 States, Feds Appealing Judge's Ruling on Great Lakes Wolves"

"TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — The Obama administration and two states have given notice of plans to appeal a federal judge's order that restored legal protection to gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region.

Michigan filed an appeal document Friday with the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., a day after Wisconsin did so. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service filed notices earlier this month, although a spokeswoman said a final decision on whether to pursue the case would be made by the Department of Justice.

Either way, 'the science clearly shows that wolves are recovered in the Great Lakes region, and we believe the Great Lakes states have clearly demonstrated their ability to effectively manage their wolf populations,' Fish and Wildlife Service spokeswoman Laury M. Parramore said."

John Flesher reports for the Associated Press February 27, 2015.