Conservation Groups and State of Montana Settle Lawsuit on Wolf Trapping Regulations

From WildEarth Guardians.org:

MISSOULA–– The Flathead-Lolo-Bitterroot Citizen Task Force (Task Force) and WildEarth Guardians have reached a settlement with the State of Montana which resolves and dismisses Flathead Lolo Bitterroot Citizen Task Force et al. v. Montana. This case challenged the State of Montana’s wolf trapping regulations which the conservation groups say increases the likelihood of grizzlies being incidentally caught in traps and snares set for wolves and coyotes. The regulations extended the wolf trapping season into the time period when grizzlies are still out of the den. Grizzly bears have stepped in traps and have been injured, which constitute illegal “takings” under the federal Endangered Species Act.

 

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