In Wisconsin and Minnesota, however, hunters and trappers had killed more than fifteen hundred wolves over the previous three years. That was too many, according to Howell, who chastised Fish and Wildlife in her decision. “The D.C. Circuit has noted that, at times, a court ‘must lean forward from the bench to let an agency know, in no uncertain terms, that enough is enough,’ ” the judge wrote. “This case is one of those times.”
“In Wisconsin and Minnesota, however, hunters and trappers had killed more than fifteen hundred wolves over the previous three years. That was too many, according to Howell, who chastised Fish and Wildlife in her decision. “The D.C. Circuit has noted that, at times, a court ‘must lean forward from the bench to let an agency know, in no uncertain terms, that enough is enough,’ ” the judge wrote. “This case is one of those times.””
