Judge merges lawsuits challenging Wyo. wolf plan

By Ben Neary
Published December 26, 2012 1:17am ET
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Judge merges lawsuits challenging Wyo. wolf plan
File-In this August 2012 file photo provided by Wolves of the Rockies a wolf pack stands on a hillside of the Lamar Canyon in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. A federal judge in Washington D.C. has merged two lawsuits filed by coalitions of environmental groups challenging the federal government’s recent transfer of wolf management authority to the state of Wyoming. (AP Photo/Wolves of the Rockies,File) | Uncredited

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has merged two lawsuits filed by separate coalitions of groups challenging the federal government’s recent transfer of wolf management authority to the state of Wyoming.

Judge Amy Berman Jackson consolidated the lawsuits Friday. The lead group in one lawsuit is the Defenders of Wildlife, while the lead in the other is the Humane Society of the United States.

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