Issues restraining order on sales in the Cabinet-Yaak where 45 bears live-
Good news for this struggling, but now finally increasing, grizzly population up against the Montana-Idaho-B.C. border.
Story in the Missoulian. By Rob Chaney.
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Wolf delisting hearing stalled after attorney faints in courtroom. KBZK.com
Continue Reading →Tomorrow is the big day before Judge Molloy-
“”People simplify things,”[Ed] Bangs said. “They’ll say 300 wolves is not enough for recovery, but that’s not the recovery goal. That’s bogus. Or they’ll say the Service promised there’d never be more than 300 wolves. That’s not true either.” Rest of the story in the Continue Reading →
Is this a final victory in 23 year fight against the mine?
It probably isn’t because Judge Molloy both ruled for and against conservationists on their variety of claims, but it does send the Forest Service’s decision to approve the mine back to square one.
Molloy blocks mine beneath Cabinet Mountains Wilderness. By Michael […]
Continue Reading →Good news for a pretty, but cattle hammered basin on the Idaho/Montana border-
Although those who only think about wolves suppose Federal Judge Molloy surely sides with conservation groups, he didn’t on this decision. Fortunately the 9th Circuit overturned his approval of a bad Forest Service grazing plan.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has now filed their brief-
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, conservation groups file briefs in wolf lawsuit. By Rob Chaney. Missoulian
Conservation groups filed their brief (set of or arguments) on Dec. 31. There are other briefs that have been filed as ” friend of the court” (amicus curiae) […]
Continue Reading →So feds, live with it and start protecting the bear’s habitat better-
link fixed! Judge keeps Yellowstone grizzly on threatened list. AP
Continue Reading →IGBC has hard time understanding Judge Molloy ruled against them not because of grizzly mortality, but lack of food for grizzly in the area-
Perhaps the bear population could withstand more deaths; and, hey why not acquiesce with what is already happening? Bear bureaucrats could call that “adaptive management.” However, Judge Molloy didn’t relist the […]
Continue Reading →Results of the Yellowstone Grizzly Coordinating Committee meeting Jackson, WY-
I think we see the real reason they are upset that the judge relisted the grizzly bear in this statement:
“Fremont County [Wyoming] Commissioner Pat Hickerson echoed Schwartz and several other commissioners when he said grizzly bears have begun to expand into areas where their […]
Continue Reading →Meeting on how to respond to the relisting of Yellowstone area griz set for Oct. 28-9-
Hopefully they will do more than complain and say the judge was wrong.
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