Posted by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , U.S. Law and Policy
Predictably, the Fish and Wildlife Service’s recent decision to strip wolves of Endangered Species Act protections in Montana and Idaho—but to leave those protections in place in Wyoming—not only angered us, but plenty of folks in Wyoming as well; and...continued→
Posted by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , U.S. Law and Policy
As expected, today the Secretary of the Interior officially made available the final rule removing the Northern Rocky Mountain population of gray wolves from the list of federally endangered species in Montana and Idaho. The rule will take effect...continued→
Posted by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Some wildlife quick hits: If you have some time, check out these amazing polar bear images captured by John Kazlowski. Last week, the Montana legislature rejected a bill that would have placed management of the state's buffalo population under the...continued→
Posted by Andrew Wetzler in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Sadly, as we all know, most of North America's buffalo (also known as bison) were hunted to extinction at the turn of the last century; but buffalo in Yellowstone National Park survived. At the end of the 19th Century, there...continued→
