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Judge Stops another Logging Project over Lynx
by Associated Press A federal judge has blocked another Montana logging project because the U.S. Forest Service and Fish and Wildlife Services did not take the proper steps to determine whether lynx may be in the area. U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen on Monday...
Judge Stops Three Logging Projects Over 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 timber...
Conservation Groups Challenge Logging Project in the Swan Valley
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...
Forest Service Lobbies for Red Lodge Project to Remove Trees
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...
Judge’s Summary – Fleecer Timber Project, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana
Summary judgment is also granted in favor of Plaintiffs on their claims under the ESA. The Court concludes that the case must be remanded to the Wildlife Service to consider whether lynx "may be present" in the Forest because the Wildlife Service improperly applied a...
Judge Blocks Logging Project in Southwestern Montana
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...
Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis)
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...
Forest Service Must Modify Lynx Protections
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...
Appeals Court won’t Block Yellowstone Bison Hazing
by Associated Press A federal appeals court denied a request to block the use of a helicopter to haze wild bison as officials in southwestern Montana wrapped up the annual drive of the animals back into Yellowstone National Park. A three-judge panel from the 9th U.S....
Court Rejects Helicopter Haze Injunction
by Laura Lundquist, Chronicle Staff Writer An appeals court has denied a temporary injunction to halt helicopter use in bison hazing operations. On Monday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied a temporary injunction filed by the Alliance for Wild Rockies to...
Massive Clearcuts Planned for Northwestern Montana Threaten Imperiled Canada Lynx and Grizzly Bears
contact Michael Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 459-5936 Conservationists File Lawsuit to Protect Rare Species from Going Extinct in Kootenai National Forest Missoula, MT — Located in the far Northwest corner of Montana, the...
Environmental Groups Sue to Block Kootenai Forest Timber Sale
by Rob Chaney, Missoulian A coalition of environmental groups have sued to block a U.S. Forest Service timber sale in the Rexford Ranger District of northwest Montana, claiming the proposed clearcuts would hurt lynx and grizzly bears there. "In spite of these falling...
Alliance for the Wild Rockies Seeks Emergency Injunction to Halt Helicopter Bison Hazing
contact Michael Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 459-5936 The Alliance for the Wild Rockies filed an Emergency Motion with the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit yesterday seeking a federal injunction to halt...
Logging and Burns Proposed for Lincoln Ranger District
by Eve Byron, Independent Record A proposed vegetation project three miles north of Lincoln has been reduced by about 2,000 acres, but it still is raising some eyebrows. Amber Kamps, the Lincoln District ranger, said they've cut back on some of the proposed logging...
Forest Service to Reconsider Thinning Work near Wise River
by Francis Davis of The Montana Standard https://youtu.be/m0M8pZnNlnI The U.S. Forest Service will withdraw its original plans and prepare a new analysis on a 3,400-acre thinning project in the east Pioneer Mountains near Wise River. Two environmental groups had sued...
Group Sues to Reclassify Montana Bear Population
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A conservation group is suing the federal government for failing to reclassify a small population of grizzly bears as endangered. The estimated 42 Cabinet-Yaak grizzly bears in northwestern Montana are considered a threatened species. The U.S....
Wildlife Advocates Outraged after Lone Bull Bison Shot in Wildlife Management Area
by Katherine Mozzone, KTVM Reporter BOZEMAN, Mont. — Wildlife advocates are outraged over a bison shot in a wildlife management area in the Paradise Valley, but Department of Livestock leaders say the bison was out of the tolerance area and had to be shot. Folks with...
Judge Rejects New Version of Forest Project near Seeley Lake
by Rob Chaney Ah, the difference two letters make. A U.S. District Court judge rejected a new version of the Colt-Summit forest project near Seeley Lake because the U.S. Forest Service didn't follow his instructions. "The summary judgment order plainly requires the...
Helena-based Conservation Group Appeals Bison Hazing Ruling to Ninth Circuit Court
by Eve Byron, Independent Record A conservation group in Helena filed a notice Thursday that it will appeal a federal court judge's ruling that allows for helicopter hazing of bison to resume this spring near Yellowstone National Park. Mike Garrity, executive director...
Court Denies Lifting Injunction on Colt Summit Project
contact Arlene Montgomery, Friends of the Wild Swan, (406) 886-2011 or Michael Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 459-5936 The Alliance for the Wild Rockies and Friends of the Wild Swan announced today that the Federal District Court in...
Court Denies Lifting Injunction on Colt Summit Project
by KPAX News MISSOULA — The District Court in Missoula denied the Forest Service's motion to lift the injunction on the Colt Summit Project. The court had enjoined the project because the cumulative impacts analysis for lynx was inadequate. The Forest Service was...
Judge Keeps Block on Lolo Forest Project
by Associated Press HELENA, Mont. — A federal judge says he will continue to block a collaborative forest-management project that includes logging 2,038 acres because the U.S. Forest Service did not submit a proper response to his order to analyze its effects on lynx...
Court Throws Out Helicopter Hazing Challenge
by Laura Lundquist, Chronicle Staff Writer Less than two months before bison must be pushed back into Yellowstone National Park, a judge has issued a ruling that will allow Montana authorities to use helicopters to haze the animals. On Tuesday in Missoula, U.S....
Groups Sue to Stop Trapping in Lynx Areas
by Laura Lundquist, Chronicle Staff Writer Three conservation groups have sued to stop trapping in Montana lynx habitat. On Thursday, in a Missoula U.S. District Court, the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Friends of the Wild Swan and WildEarth Guardians filed a lawsuit...
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