by Mike Garrity | Jun 25, 2013 | Associated Press, AWR, logging, lynx
by Associated Press A federal judge this week blocked three Montana logging projects in two national forests, saying the U.S. government did not properly examine the effects the projects might have on lynx and the threatened animal’s habitat. That makes four...
by Mike Garrity | Jun 24, 2013 | AWR, bears, beetles, bull trout, goshawk, logging, lynx, owls, roads, squirrels, Swan Valley, wildlife, woodpeckers
contacts Michael Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 459-5936 Arlene Montgomery, Friends of the Wild Swan, (406) 886-2011 Four conservation groups, Alliance fir the Wild Rockies, Swan View Coalition, Friends of the Wild Swan, and Native...
by Mike Garrity | Jun 10, 2013 | AWR, bears, lynx
by Brett French RED LODGE — To see how a wildfire can affect the landscape of the Beartooth Mountains, curious folks need drive no farther than 10 miles west of this mountain community, up the West Fork of Rock Creek. In 2008, the Cascade fire burned about 10,000...
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 | May 21, 2013 | Associated Press, AWR, lynx, trapping
Forest Service Must Modify Lynx Protections Groups Sue Montana over Trapping of Imperiled Lynx Lawsuit filed to Protect Lynx from Trapping Groups Sue to Stop Trapping in Lynx Areas Groups Sue to End Trapping in 15 Montana Counties Imperiled Canada Lynx Caught in Traps...
by Mike Garrity | May 21, 2013 | AWR, lynx
by Laura Lundquist, Chronicle Staff Writer A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Forest Service will have to stop dragging its heels on lynx protection. Last week, federal judge Dana L. Christensen in Missoula sided with the Bozeman-based Cottonwood Environmental...