by Mike Garrity | Jun 25, 2013 | AWR, bears, elk, forest, goshawk, lynx, wolverines
by Rob Chaney A timber sale around Lindbergh Lake is headed to court after planners and opponents disagreed over how beneficial it might be to old-growth forests and rare wildlife. Four Montana conservation groups sued to block the Glacier-Loon Timber Sale in Missoula...
by Mike Garrity | May 24, 2013 | AWR, bears, elk, forest, roads
Summary judgment is also granted in favor of Plaintiffs on their claims under the ESA. The Court concludes that the case must be remanded to the Wildlife Service to consider whether lynx “may be present” in the Forest because the Wildlife Service...
by Mike Garrity | May 24, 2013 | Associated Press, AWR, bears, elk, logging, lynx, roads
by The Associated Press HELENA — A judge on Friday blocked a logging project in Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest and ordered two federal agencies to take another look at the effects on lynx, grizzly bears and elk that may be in the area. The Fleecer Mountains...
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 28, 2012 | AWR, bears, elk, wolves
by Wild Earth Guardians A coalition of grassroots conservation organizations filed suit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) yesterday for removing gray wolves in Wyoming from the federal threatened and endangered species list. The Service approved the...
by Mike Garrity | Oct 22, 2012 | AWR, elk, Elkhorn, logging
by Mike Garrity, OPED, Your Turn in Helena Independent Record Eve Byron’s well-written article in the IR on Oct. 17 about the Forest Service decision to change elk cover standards should have been titled “Forest Service Wants to Destroy Elk Habitat.”...
