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Montana Survey Reveals Widespread Support for Grizzly Bears

For Immediate Release   Montana— A recent survey of Montana residents by Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks (FWP) and the Human Dimensions Lab at the University of Montana shows that Montana…

Sierra Club Statement on Montana Grizzly Bear Advisory Council Recommendations

Helena, MT— Today, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks staff will present final recommendations of Governor Bullock’s Grizzly Bear Advisory Council for grizzly bear management in the state at a meeting…

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Authorization to Kill 72 Grizzlies Near Yellowstone

PINEDALE, Wyo.— The Center for Biological Diversity and Sierra Club filed a lawsuit today challenging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to allow 72 grizzly bears to be killed to…

Lawsuit Launched to Prevent Forest Service From Killing 72 Grizzlies Near Yellowstone

PINEDALE, Wyo.— The Center for Biological Diversity and Sierra Club notified the Trump administration today of their intent to sue over plans allowing 72 grizzly bears to be killed to…

Grizzly Committee to Consider Measures to Protect Bears and People, Reduce Conflict in Northern Rockies

MISSOULA, Mont.— The Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee on Tuesday will consider implementing additional measures to reduce conflicts between grizzly bears and people in the northern Rockies, as…

Trump Administration Moves to Strip Endangered Species Protections for Gray Wolves Nationwide

Washington, D.C.-- Today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a proposal to strip Endangered Species protections from gray wolves across the country, despite the fact that they  occupy…

After Record Number of Yellowstone Grizzly Deaths, Committee Urged to Improve Conflict Reduction Measures

BOZEMAN, Mont.– Conservation groups today called on the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee’s Yellowstone Ecosystem Subcommittee to update a decade-old report on grizzly bear conflict prevention after…

Grizzlies Saved: Court Stops Trophy Hunt of Yellowstone’s Iconic Bears

MISSOULA, Mont.— Federal safeguards for Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bears were reinstated today after a judge ruled that the Trump administration’s decision to strip Endangered Species Act…

Judge Grants Temporary Restraining Order Halting Grizzly Hunt

MISSOULA, Mont.— A federal judge today granted a temporary restraining order stopping Wyoming and Idaho’s planned grizzly hunt that was set to start Sept. 1. The order grants the bears a reprieve…

“Not in Our Name!” Westworld Star Leads Tribal Voices in Opposing Yellowstone Grizzly Trophy Hunt

Piikani Nation * Global Indigenous Council * Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council * Sierra Club“Reintroduce the sacred grizzly bear to tribal homelands – not to trophy hunting,” implores actor Zahn…