The state’s plans to kill a wolf in Northeast Washington are off after a court sided with environmentalists seeking to block the action.

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Tuesday evening that a King County Superior Court commissioner had granted a temporary restraining order blocking the agency’s efforts to kill a wolf from the Sherman Pack in Ferry County.

On Thursday, WDFW Deputy Director Amy Windrope authorized the removal in response to recent attacks on cattle. The authorization, which had yet to result in the death of a wolf, was set to expire Wednesday.

Washington Wildlife First, Predator Defense and the Kettle Range Conservation Group filed a petition with the King County Superior Court on Friday asking the court to withdraw the kill order and prevent WDFW

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