(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 ...

(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 ...

The regulations had extended wolf-trapping season into a period when grizzly bears are still out of the den, spurring concerns that traps could injure bears. Montana officials and conservationists ...

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the department’s Fish and Wildlife Commission are named defendants in two lawsuits ...

Montana wolf trappers came up empty on the first weekend of the state’s new wolf trapping season. That’s not surprising, said Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Region 2 wildlife manager Mike Thompson.

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 ...

But the 9th Circuit shrunk an injunction that blocked trapping in certain areas of the state because grizzly bears could be caught in traps. A federal appeals court this week upheld a trial judge’s ...

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 ...

Leopold wolf following grizzly bear. (Provided by Doug Smith, April 2005, via the University of Montana) Two conservation groups agreed to dismiss a lawsuit against the Montana Fish and Wildlife ...

Interest in Montana's first wolf-trapping season this winter has been so great that Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks announced Friday that additional classes were being scheduled in Anaconda, Bozeman, ...

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 ...