by Mike Garrity | Aug 21, 2012 | AWR, bobcats, lynx, trapping
by Karl Puckett, Tribune Staff Writer Four conservation groups served notice of intent to sue the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission on Tuesday over the incidental trapping of the rare forest-dwelling Canada lynx, a “threatened” species under the...
by Mike Garrity | Aug 1, 2012 | AWR, polar bear, trapping, wolverines
contact Matthew Bishop, Attorney, Western Environmental Law Center, (406) 324-8011 (office), or (406) 422-9866 (mobile) Helena, Mont. — The Western Environmental Law Center, on behalf of the Alliance for the Wild Rockies and seven other local conservation groups and...
by Mike Garrity | Aug 1, 2012 | AWR, trapping, wolverines
by John S. Adams, Tribune Capital Bureau HELENA — In 2007, a wolverine fitted with a GPS tracking device summited Glacier National Park’s highest peak, Mount Cleveland, in the middle of winter. Known as “M3” to researchers, the wolverine climbed the...
by Mike Garrity | Aug 1, 2012 | AWR, polar bear, trapping, wolverines
by John S. Adams, reports for the Great Falls Tribune HELENA, Mont. — Eight conservation and sportsman’s groups are calling on the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks to halt wolverine trapping in the state until populations of the elusive alpine...
by Mike Garrity | Jul 12, 2012 | AWR, Lolo National Forest, lynx
contact Michael Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 459-5936 Steve Kelly, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 886-2011 Calling it “a great win for the lynx,” Mike Garrity, Executive Director of the Alliance for the Wild...