Judge denies feds’ request to pause bison plan lawsuit

A legal battle over the federal government's 2024 bison management plan in the Greater Yellowstone Area will continue as a judge rejected the feds' attempt to halt the lawsuit. The suit, filed in January by the Alliance For the Wild Rockies and Council on Fish & Wildlife, challenges the plan's environmental and conservation impacts. This decision is significant because it upholds the ongoing scrutiny of federal wildlife management practices and could have broader implications for how such plans are executed in the future.