by Mike Garrity | Sep 15, 2009 | AWR, hunting, wolves
by Rob Chaney of the Missoulian Wolf advocates have opted not to appeal a federal court decision that let wolf hunting seasons go forward in Montana and Idaho. “We’re anxious to get to the merits of our case,” said EarthJustice lead attorney Doug...
by Mike Garrity | Sep 14, 2009 | AWR, hunting, wolves, Yellowstone National Park
Editorial The gray wolf is a top predator, an essential part of the ecosystem, a symbol of the West. And it’s a symbol best displayed, not as pelts on a wall, but by packs in the wild. Exterminated like vermin, a bounty on their heads, the gray wolf was hunted...
by Mike Garrity | Sep 9, 2009 | AWR, hunting, wolves
MISSOULA, Montana, September 9, 2009 (ENS) – Late last night, a federal judge found that the federal government likely violated the law when it removed Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in the Northern Rockies. In the same ruling, Chief Judge...
by Mike Garrity | Aug 26, 2009 | AWR, hunting, wolves, Yellowstone National Park
by Jennifer McKee of the Missoulian State Bureau HELENA – Gov. Brian Schweitzer said Tuesday he’ll be disappointed if a federal judge stops Montana’s first-ever wolf hunting season – and hinted the state may sue to keep the hunt on. “If...
by Mike Garrity | Apr 1, 2009 | AWR, hunting, wolves, Yellowstone National Park
contacts Jenny Harbine, Earthjustice, (406) 586-9699 Michael Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 459-5936 Washington, D.C. – An advance copy of the Federal Register – released today – contains a final version of the...
by Mike Garrity | Feb 11, 2009 | Associated Press, AWR, bears, caribou, elk, hunting, logging, wilderness, wolves
by Matthew Daly, Associated Press Writer A New York congresswoman has again introduced a wide-reaching wilderness protection bill that would ban logging, oil exploration and other development on 23 million acres across five Northwestern states. As in previous years,...
