New Mexico Department of Game & Fish v. United States Department of the Interior

McHUGH, Circuit Judge.

These consolidated appeals arise from the district court’s grant óf a preliminary injunction to the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (the “Department”). The injunction followed the release, without a state permit, of two Mexican gray wolf pups on federal land located in New Mexico by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”), an agency within the United States Department of the Interior (“Interior”). The district court’s order enjoins Interior, FWS, and certain individuals in their official capacities from importing or releasing: (1) any Mexican gray…