01:42 PM MDT on Wednesday, June 16, 2004

Associated Press

LEWISTON -- The Idaho Anti-Wolf Coalition has hired a law firm and is taking the first steps toward suing the federal government.

file photo The Idaho Anti-Wolf Coalition is seeking to have wolves removed from the state.

The group wants wolves removed from Idaho.

Coalition steering committee chairman Ron Gillett says his group expects to file a 60-day notice of intent to sue the federal government as soon as possible.

The coalition claims the wolves released by the U-S Fish and Wildlife Service are not native to the state.

Gillett and attorneys met Tuesday to discuss the planned lawsuit challenging wolf reintroduction.

The coalition has hired the John Runft law firm in Boise.