A federal agency improperly green-lit two proposed research projects to kill wildlife in Colorado by failing to separately study and solicit public comment in an attempt to speed the projects along, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.
U.S. District Court Senior Judge Marcia S. Krieger sided with a trio of nonprofit groups that sued the government over a Colorado Parks and Wildlife proposal to kill cougars and bears in two study locations. She also found the environmental assessment that formed a basis for the projectsâ approval failed to adequately analyze the populations of relevant animals or consider germane research.