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Emergency Halt to Wolf Hunts Sought in Montana and Idaho
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 rifle-hunting...
Government has to Follow Laws as Well
by Michael Garrity, Guest column, Opinion How ironic is it that while the Missoulian was chastising the Alliance for the Wild Rockies for filing a lawsuit to protect the environment in its editorial last Sunday (Oct. 2) the Alliance, the Environmental Protection...
Government has to Follow Laws as Well
by Michael Garrity, Guest column, Opinion How ironic is it that while the Missoulian was chastising the Alliance for the Wild Rockies for filing a lawsuit to protect the environment in its editorial last Sunday (Oct. 2) the Alliance, the Environmental Protection...
Water Clean-up Agreement called “Montana’s Most Far-reaching Environmental Victory in a Decade”
contact Michael Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 459-5936 "This is easily Montana's most far-reaching environmental victory in a decade," said Mike Garrity, Executive Director of the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, of the recently...
Sweeping Clean Water Settlement Approved for Montana
by Laura Zuckerman, Reuters SALMON, Idaho, Oct 3 (Reuters) - A federal judge has approved a far-reaching settlement giving Montana until 2014 to clean up polluted streams and lakes in 28 watersheds across the state, capping nearly 15 years of legal battles, officials...
Local Group to Sue over Herbicide Spraying
by Eve Byron, Independent Record Aerial application of herbicides including clopyralid and picloram is planned to take place next week on 1,200 acres in the Ogden Mountain and Nevada Mountain areas to try to knock back spotted knapweed infestations, but it may be...
Lawsuit Over Seeley Timber Sale Reveals Split Among Environmental Groups
by Rob Chaney of the Missoulian A lawsuit challenging a timber sale north of Seeley Lake shows either the U.S. Forest Service can't follow the law or some environmental groups can't agree to work together. The Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Friends of the Wild Swan,...
Lawsuit Filed to Halt Montana Timber Project
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Four conservation groups have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service in federal court seeking to halt a 2,038-acre logging plan contained in a restoration project for the Lolo National Forest about 10 miles north of Seeley Lake. The...
Conservation Groups File Lawsuit to Stop Logging and Road Building in Lynx, Grizzly Bear and Bull Trout Critical Habitat
contact Michael Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 459-5936 Ecosystems Council, and Montana Ecosystems Defense Council filed a lawsuit today against the U.S. Forest Service to stop the Colt Summit Timber Sale on the Lolo National Forest,...
Lawsuit Filed to Stop Timber Sale on Lolo National Forest near Seeley Lake
by The Associated Press Four conservation groups have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service in federal court seeking to halt a 2,038-acre logging plan contained in a restoration project for the Lolo National Forest about 10 miles north of Seeley Lake. The...
Ninth Circuit: Wolf Hunt Can Go On
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...
Ninth Circuit Denies Motion to Bar Wolf Hunting in Northern Rockies
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...
Injunction Sought
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...
Emergency Order is Sought to Halt Wolf Hunts in Idaho and Montana
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 weeks,...
Conservation Groups ask for Injunction to Stop Wolf Killing
contact Michael Garrity, Executive Director, Alliance for the Wild Rockies, (406) 459-5936 Facing plans to kill hundreds of wolves in Montana and Idaho, the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Friends of the Clearwater, and WildEarth Guardians are seeking an Emergency...
Conservation Groups want Injunction to Stop Wolf Hunts
by Dennis Bragg (KPAX/KAJ Media Center) MISSOULA- Conservation groups are asking the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to grant an emergency injunction to stop the upcoming wolf hunts in Montana and Idaho, hoping to stop "hundreds of wolves" from being killed in the...
Groups ask Court to Halt Mont., Idaho Wolf Hunts
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 Rockies...
Conservationists ask Court to Stop Idaho, Montana Wolf Hunts
by Laura Zuckerman, Reuters SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Conservation groups on Saturday asked a federal appellate court to stop upcoming hunts in Montana and Idaho that target more than 1,000 wolves. In the request for an emergency injunction, filed electronically to...
Environmental Groups Seek Emergency Injunction to Halt Wolf Hunts in Idaho, Montana
by Associated Press BOISE, Idaho — 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 Rockies and other groups with...
Wolf Cull Outrages Wildlife Groups
by Laura Zuckerman, Reuters Conservation groups have asked a U.S. appeals court to strike down a move by Congress to strip more than 1,500 wolves in Idaho and Montana of federal endangered species protections. In a petition to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals,...
Battle Over Delisting Wolves Heads to Federal Appeals Court
by Phil Taylor of Greenwire Three environmental groups yesterday asked a federal appeals court in San Francisco to overturn a decision to remove federal protections from gray wolves in Montana and Idaho. The groups Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Friends of the...
Groups to Appeal Wolf Ruling to 9th Circuit
by Rob Chaney of the Missoulian At least three environmental groups seeking to keep gray wolves under federal protection say they plan to appeal a U.S. District Court ruling that gave wolf management to the states. Michael Garrity of Alliance for the Wild Rockies said...
Mixed Reaction to Montana Wolf Court Ruling
by Dennis Bragg (KPAX/KAJ News) MISSOULA- Hunters will be able to kill wolves this Fall, but the Alliance for the Wild Rockies is hoping to change that for next hunting season. The Alliance is appealing Wednesday's court ruling which keeps wolves off the Endangered...
Judge Molloy “Would Hold” Senator Tester’s Wolf Rider Unconstitutional, Maps Appeal to SCOTUS if Needed
by JC "... A tearing away, an undermining, and a disrespect for the fundamental idea of the rule of law." "... A talisman that ipso facto sweeps aside Separation of Powers concerns." "Policy changes of questionable political viability, such as occurred here, can be...
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