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Montana grayling

  • Grayling Headed To Extinction

    George Wuerthner

    Grayling possess a large dorsal fin, and depend on cold, clear water for survival. Photo George Wuerthner  In 1991, I, with the help of Jasper Carlton at the Biodiversity Legal Foundation, petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to list the Arctic Grayling (sometimes called Montana Grayling) under the Endangered Species Act. My petition…

  • Conservation Groups Launch Lawsuit to Protect Montana Grayling 

    Press Release

    Rare Fish Still Threatened by Massive Water Diversions from Big Hole River BUTTE, Mont.— The Center for Biological Diversity, Western Watersheds Project, Butte resident Pat Munday and former Montana fishing guide George Wuerthner today filed a formal notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over the agency’s latest decision to deny protection to a…

  • Feds Again Delay Long-overdue Protections for Montana Grayling

    Ken Cole

    For Immediate Release, September 7, 2010 Feds Again Delay Long-overdue Protections for Montana Grayling Helena, Mont.— In response to a lawsuit brought by conservationists, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today determined the Montana grayling, a fish in the salmon family, warrants protection under the Endangered Species Act, but that such protection is again precluded…

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