by Mike Garrity | Jan 17, 2011 | Associated Press, AWR, lynx
by Matthew Brown, Associated Press BILLINGS — Wildlife officials have dropped their appeal of a court ruling that forces the government to revise its flawed plan to protect critical habitat for Canada lynx. The move means the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will have...
by Mike Garrity | Jan 15, 2011 | AWR, logging, lynx
by Bruce Finley, The Denver Post Federal lawyers have backed away from fighting a federal judge’s ruling that favors lynx, clearing the way for possible broader protection of the quick-pawed predators in Colorado and other Western states. U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
by Mike Garrity | Jan 13, 2011 | AWR, beetles, forest, Gallatin National Forest, lynx, Nez Perce National Forest, wildlife
contact Michael Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 459-5936 (Missoula) Last summer Federal District Judge Donald Molloy ruled in favor of four conservation groups who took the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) to court claiming the...
by Mike Garrity | Dec 19, 2010 | AWR, bears, Kootenai National Forest, logging, opinion
by Michael Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies Opinion – Your Turn Sen. Jon Tester made many promises during his campaign against former Sen. Conrad Burns, including working to protect all inventoried roadless areas, not using riders to...
by Mike Garrity | Dec 16, 2010 | AWR, hunting, wolves
Editorial The actions of three states and a handful of congressmen seem likely to undermine the return of the gray wolves of the northern Rockies. Even worse, they would set an appalling precedent for undermining the species act. The goal of the Endangered Species Act...
