by Mike Garrity | Jun 18, 2011 | AWR, bears, elk, lynx, wildlife, wolves
by Michael Garrity, guest columnist, The Bozeman Daily Chronicle The Bozeman Chronicle recently editorialized against the Alliance for the Wild Rockies for filing a lawsuit to stop helicopter hazing of Yellowstone grizzly bears. While the Chronicle certainly has the...
by Mike Garrity | Apr 10, 2011 | Associated Press, AWR, wolves
by The Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal judge has blocked a proposal to lift the endangered species protections for wolves in Montana and Idaho that had been hammered out by U.S. wildlife officials and conservation groups. The plan could have led to...
by Mike Garrity | Mar 28, 2011 | AWR, hunting, wildlife, wolves
by Carly Flandro, Chronicle Staff Writer After years of legal gridlock, conservation groups and the U.S. Department of Interior Friday reached an agreement on gray wolf management that, if approved, would remove federal protection for the animals in Montana and Idaho....
by Mike Garrity | Mar 28, 2011 | AWR, wolves
by Daniel Person, Chronicle Staff Writer Not mincing words, Steve Kelly described the Alliance for the Wild Rockies approach to environmentalism in terms of war. “It’s been a battle for policy,” said Kelly, of Bozeman, one of the group’s...
by Mike Garrity | Mar 13, 2011 | AWR, wolves
by Michael Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 459-5936 During his 2006 campaign against then-Sen. Conrad Burns, candidate Jon Tester made many promises. Among them, Tester promised he wouldn’t use “riders,” which are...
by Mike Garrity | Feb 17, 2011 | AWR, cattle, elk, wildlife, wolves, Yellowstone National Park
by Eve Byron, The Independent Record In a bold move against federal authority of gray wolves in Montana, Gov. Brian Schweitzer has called for entire packs to be killed in the Bitterroot Valley to protect the dwindling elk population there, and has directed Montana...
