Northern Rockies

Hundreds Of Wolves Killed In Northern Rockies

Reuters | Posted 05.02.2012

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By Laura Zuckerman SALMON, Idaho, March 1 (Reuters) - Some 166 wolves were killed in Montana in that state's first hunting season sin...

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Crews Rush To Corral Wildfires In Northern Rockies

AP | Posted 10.26.2011

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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) -- Crews facing adverse weather forecasts rushed to bolster protective lines around blazes that have scorched tens of thousands o...

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Northern Rockies Wildfire Potential Higher Than Normal

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BOISE, Idaho — The northwestern United States enter wildfire season with drier-than-normal conditions following a mild winter that left little s...

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Wolf Population In Rockies Holding Steady Despite Hunts

AP | MATTHEW BROWN | Posted 05.25.2011

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BILLINGS, Mont. — A new tally of gray wolves in the Northern Rockies shows the population held steady across the region in 2009, ending more tha...

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Grizzly Bears: Wildlife Officials Ask Conservation Groups To Buy Land For Habitats In Rockies

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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BILLINGS, Mont. — Wildlife officials from the United States and Canada plan to encourage conservation groups to buy key parcels of grizzly bear ...

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That Glass is Pretty Full: Why Yesterday's Wolf Ruling is (Mostly) Good News

Andrew Wetzler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andrew Wetzler

Yesterday, a judge gave the Obama Administration a chance to start over in protecting wolves. I hope the president seizes it.

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Bush Administration to Strip Wolves of Federal Protection... Except for Wyoming

Andrew Wetzler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andrew Wetzler

With a viable population of this American icon so close to being a reality, we simply cannot allow the Bush Administration to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory as they slink out the door.

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Snow In July Mixed Blessing For Northern Rockies

New York Times | Jim Robbins | Posted 05.25.2011

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ST. MARY, Mont. -- With diesel smoke and white powder flying, heavy equipment operators worked furiously to remove enough snow to open the Going-to-th...

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