No wolf ruling during hearing; judge says will rule ‘as quickly as I can’

The hearing this morning in federal court in Missoula this morning over a possible injunction to block upcoming wolf hunting seasons in Idaho and Montana ended without a ruling from the bench, but U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy, according to the Associated Press, said he’ll rule “as quickly as I can.”

Here’s the initial report from AP: “Wolf hunting will begin in the Northern Rockies under a cloud of uncertainty, as a federal judge weighs a request by environmental and animal welfare groups to stop the predators from being killed. Hunters in Idaho, where up to 220 wolves could be killed, head into the field Tuesday. Montana’s season is set to begin Sept. 15, with a quota of 75 wolves. At the end of a three-hour hearing into whether the hunts should be allowed, U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy on Monday gave no indication as to how he might rule. Molloy says he will decide on an injunction requested by wolf opponents ‘as quickly as I can.’”