by Mike Garrity | Oct 17, 2011 | AWR, hunting, wolves
by Rob Chaney of the Missoulian A group of wolf advocates has requested an emergency halt to wolf hunting in the Rocky Mountains, less than a week before the general rifle season begins in Montana. The Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Friends of the Clearwater and...
by Mike Garrity | Oct 17, 2011 | AWR, hunting, wolves
by Kim Murphy in Seattle Bow-and-arrow hunters already have shot 11 of Montana’s once-threatened wolf population since a controversial wolf hunt started at the beginning of September, while 60 wolves have been killed in neighboring Idaho. Now, big game...
by Mike Garrity | Aug 26, 2011 | Associated Press, AWR, hunting, wolves
by Associated Press A federal appeals court on Thursday denied a request by environmental groups to halt wolf hunts that are scheduled to begin next week in Idaho and Montana. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the request by the Alliance for the Wild Rockies...
by Mike Garrity | Aug 25, 2011 | AWR, hunting, wolves
contacts Steve Kelly, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 586-4421 Mark Salvo, WildEarth Guardians, (503) 757-4221 Hundreds of gray wolves may be killed in Idaho and Montana San Francisco, CA — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a request to enjoin wolf...
by Mike Garrity | Aug 25, 2011 | AWR, hunting, wolves
Ninth Circuit Denies Motion to Bar Wolf Hunting in Northern Rockies Ninth Circuit: Wolf Hunt Can Go On Exhibits as filed, #7, #8, Aug 13, 2011 (PDFs) Reply in Support of Emergency Motion, August 23, 2011 (PDF) Emergency Order is Sought to Halt Wolf Hunts in Idaho and...
by Mike Garrity | Aug 15, 2011 | AWR, hunting, wolves
by Kim Murphy in Seattle As Idaho and Montana prepare to open a major hunting season on a newly recovered wolf population, a coalition of groups went to court over the weekend to ask for an emergency injunction to stop the hunt. “Beginning in less than three...
