Groups appeal Whitebark Pine Listing

by Tom Kuglin, Independent Record Two environmental groups have filed an appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals over the listing of the whitebark pine under the Endangered Species Act. The WildWest Institute and the Alliance for the Wild Rockies filed the notice...

Grizzies: An Issue of Nuts

by Alex Sakariassen Back in 2009, environmentalists successfully challenged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to lift federal protections for grizzly bears in the Yellowstone ecosystem. The victory hinged on the decline of whitebark pine in the...