by Mike Garrity | Mar 21, 2013 | AWR, bobcats, deer, dogs, elk, lynx, moose
by Laura Zuckerman, Reuters (Reuters) — Conservationists sued Montana wildlife officials on Thursday, claiming the state violated the U.S. Endangered Species Act by allowing hunters to set traps in areas known to be inhabited by the imperiled Canada lynx. Alliance for...
by Mike Garrity | Nov 1, 2009 | AWR, bears, deer, elk, wildlife, Yellowstone National Park
by Rob Chaney of the Missoulian October is always a lousy month to be a grizzly bear, and this October was worse than usual. Eight of the threatened bears were killed in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem last month, compared to the 10-year October average of...
by Mike Garrity | Oct 12, 2009 | AWR, bears, cattle, deer, elk, sheep, wildlife, wolves
by Eve Byron, Independent Record With an estimated 1,645 gray wolves now on the landscape in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho, their recovery is heralded by many government officials as an amazing success story. Yet it hasn’t come cheap. Americans have spent more than...
by Mike Garrity | Sep 21, 2009 | AWR, Custer National Forest, deer, elk, fire, Gallatin National Forest, pine, wild turkey
by Brett French of The Gazette Staff Under threat of a lawsuit, the Custer National Forest has pulled a 10,000-acre fuels reduction project northeast of Ashland. Acting Ashland District Ranger Doug Epperly announced the decision in a letter dated Sept. 14. “We...
by Mike Garrity | May 5, 2009 | Associated Press, AWR, bears, bison, buffalo, deer, elk, forest, logging, wilderness, Yellowstone National Park
by Matthew Daly, Associated Press Writer House Republicans blasted a wide-reaching wilderness bill Tuesday and ridiculed its most high-profile supporter, singer Carole King. WASHINGTON – House Republicans blasted a wide-reaching wilderness bill Tuesday and...
by Mike Garrity | Nov 19, 2008 | AWR, bears, deer, elk, forest, hunting, lynx, moose, wildlife, wolverines
contacts Gayle Joslin & Jim Posewitz , Helena Hunters and Anglers Association, (406) 449-2795 Michael Garrity, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 459-5936 April E. Johnston, Conservation Director, American Wildlands, (406) 586-8175 x106 Sarah K. McMillan,...
