Judge orders US to decide if wolverines need protection

This Feb. 27, 2016, file photo provided by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, from a remote camera set by biologist Chris Stermer, shows a mountain wolverine in the Tahoe National Forest near Truckee, Calif., a rare sighting of the predator in the state. A federal judge has given U.S. wildlife officials 18 months to decide if wolverines should be protected under the Endangered Species Act. (Chris Stermer/California Department of Fish and Wildlife via AP, File)