by Mike Garrity | May 11, 2012 | AWR, bears, bison, buffalo, cattle, Yellowstone National Park
by Marnee Banks (KXLH Helena) HELENA — A non-profit group is asking a federal court judge to stop the state from using helicopters to herd bison. The Alliance for the Wild Rockies filed the injunction this week claiming the use of low flying helicopters to herd bison...
by Mike Garrity | May 9, 2012 | AWR, bears, bison, buffalo, cattle, Yellowstone National Park
contact Michael Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 459-5936 As helicopters took to the air to haze bison into Yellowstone Park, the Alliance for the Wild Rockies took its case to court to try and stop them. “We have tried to reason...
by Mike Garrity | Nov 30, 2011 | AWR, bison, buffalo, hunting, Yellowstone National Park
by Katherine Mozzone BOZEMAN, Mont. — Wednesday begins a two part meeting where plan partners will discuss how to further progress in reaching their goal of conserving a wild, free-range bison population while controlling the spread of Brucellosis. The Citizens...
by Mike Garrity | Aug 13, 2011 | Associated Press, AWR, hunting, wolves, Yellowstone National Park
by Keith Ridler – Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Environmentalists have asked a federal appeals court for an emergency injunction to halt wolf hunts scheduled to start in a few weeks in Idaho and Montana. The request filed by the Alliance for the Wild...
by Mike Garrity | Jun 1, 2011 | AWR, bears, bison, buffalo, cattle, Yellowstone National Park
by Carly Flandro, Chronicle Staff Writer, The Bozeman Daily Chronicle About 500 bison remain west of Yellowstone National Park, but Wednesday their time there will come to an end. Low-flying helicopters and horseback riders will begin hazing the animals back into the...
by Mike Garrity | May 19, 2011 | AWR, bears, bison, buffalo, cattle, forest, Yellowstone National Park
by Rob Chaney of the Missoulian The Alliance for the Wild Rockies has filed a lawsuit trying to stop state and federal officials from using helicopters to haze bison into Yellowstone National Park, arguing the tactic also harasses grizzly bears. “We have video...
