(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 ...

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(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

HELENA, Mont. — The order cites ‘a reasonably certain threat of imminent harm to grizzly bears should Montana’s wolf trapping and snaring seasons proceed as planned.' A federal judge has directed ...

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 ...

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 ...

A federal judge has cut wolf trapping season in half in most of Montana. The decision comes after multiple animal advocacy groups filed a lawsuit claiming that federally-protected grizzly bears are ...

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 ...

Trappers and anti-trappers were displeased with the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission’s decisions on Tuesday as they approved three measures. Under an order issued last November by a federal court ...