CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A coalition of environmental groups is suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over the agency’s decision to end federal protections for wolves in Wyoming.

Groups including the Defenders of Wildlife and the Sierra Club filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday in Washington, D.C. The groups claim the federal wildlife agency violated the Endangered Species Act by approving the state of Wyoming’s wolf management plan.

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