by Mike Garrity | Mar 14, 2012 | AWR, wolves
by Dennis Bragg (KPAX/KAJ Media Center) SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals says Congress was within its power when it ordered wolves in the Northern Rockies taken off the Endangered Species List last year. The ruling came Wednesday morning in the...
by Mike Garrity | Mar 14, 2012 | AWR, wolves
by Tim Hull (CN) — The government can remove the Northern Rocky Mountain Gray Wolf from the Endangered Species List, the 9th Circuit ruled Wednesday, paving the way for continued hunting of the predators in several western states. The federal appeals court in Pasadena...
by Mike Garrity | Mar 7, 2012 | AWR, bears, elk, logging, lynx, opinion
by Mike Garrity, guest opinion One of the many reasons that Butte is a great place to live is the tremendous wild country surrounding the area. Within minutes of Butte there is world-class fishing on the Big Hole and Jefferson Rivers and some of the best elk hunting...
by Mike Garrity | Mar 7, 2012 | AWR, bears, elk, logging, lynx, map, roads, timber
Proposed Fleecer Timer Sale Area Fleecer Timber Cut Illegal, Says Group Environmentalists Sue Over Fleecer Logging Conservation Groups File Lawsuit to Stop Logging and Road Building in Lynx, Grizzly and Elk Habitat Complaint, Feb 21, 2012...