(CN) — After his order limiting wolf trapping and snaring in Montana’s grizzly bear territory survived the scrutiny of a Ninth Circuit panel this past April, Chief U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy ...

HELENA, Mont. — A federal judge in Montana has significantly shortened the state's wolf trapping season to protect grizzly bears that have not yet begun hibernating from being injured by traps. U.S.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Trappers and anti-trappers were displeased with the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission’s ...

(CN) — An order limiting wolf trapping and snaring in Montana’s grizzly bear territory survived the scrutiny of a Ninth Circuit panel Tuesday, but the question of how much land a federal judge can ...

BILLINGS – Despite laws enacted by the Legislature two years ago to increase wolf kills in Montana, the state’s wolf harvest dropped for the second year in a row. “Accessibility was a huge limiting ...

A pair of environmental groups is preparing to challenge Montana’s program for exporting wolf pelts, contending the state’s recent moves to liberalize wolf trapping has put endangered lynx in the ...

HELENA, Mont.— The Center for Biological Diversity notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today of its intent to sue over the permitting of a Montana wolf pelt export program that may harm ...

A federal judge in Missoula issued an order late Tuesday afternoon that will limit Montana’s wolf trapping season to Jan. 1 to Feb. 15 next year in hunting Regions 1 through 5 and three counties along ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. HELENA — After delaying a decision at earlier meetings, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission ...