Tag Archives: Montana
ESA protections for wolves were eliminated in the northern Rocky Mountain States of Idaho and Montana, and parts of Utah, Washington and Oregon in May of 2009. In delisting wolves, the Fish and Wildlife Service authorized Idaho and Montana to … Continue reading
The great folks from the National Wolfwatcher Coalition remind us that time is running out for supporters to leave comments re: the proposed aggressive wolf hunting and trapping seasons in two different states, MT & WI. Follow the links below … Continue reading
Photo: Roni Chastain from WCC Photo Session Program December 2011 An excellent opinion piece was printed in The Missoulian earlier this week about the high emotions that wolves and their management provoke in the West. Kudos to Marty Essen, author … Continue reading
This year’s controversial wolf hunt in the state of Montana continues to raise hackles among wildlife advocates with a recent announcement that the state plans to extend the season by one month. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is planning to … Continue reading
As we began 2011, wolves of the Northern Rockies were listed as endangered but Congress passed a 2011 budget rider (Sec. 1713) in the spring that removed Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections from wolves in Idaho, Montana, eastern Washington, eastern … Continue reading
Later today, U.S. District Judge Malloy will once again determine the fate of northern Rocky Mountain wolves as a handful of wildlife advocacy organizations head to his Missoula courtroom to challenge an “anti-wolf rider” attached to the recently passed budget … Continue reading
A national debate continues over the controversial wolf hunts set to begin this fall in Idaho and Montana. Montana alone is proposing a quota of 220 wolves, the highest proposed quota yet, up from 75 in the state’s inaugural wolf … Continue reading
The final vote on the budget bill with the attached rider that removes Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections from wolves in Idaho and Montana is expected this Thursday. Congress averted a government shutdown by striking a compromise late last Friday … Continue reading
Friday night’s agreed upon Senate appropriations bill did in fact contain a rider delisting the gray wolf from the Endangered Species List. This bill is pending before Congress and won’t delist wolves today, but it cannot be challenged tomorrow either. … Continue reading
Federal protections for wolves were eliminated in the northern Rocky Mountain States of Idaho and Montana, and parts of Utah, Washington and Oregon in May of 2009. In delisting wolves, the Fish and Wildlife Service authorized Idaho and Montana to … Continue reading
