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Conservation Groups Urge Stop to Wolf Negotiations

Conservation Groups Urge Stop to Wolf Negotiations
Conservation Groups Urge Stop to Wolf Negotiations

From Press Release

Conservation Groups Urge Stop to Wolf Negotiations

MISSOULA, Mont.— In a letter to Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Director Joe Maurier, conservation organizations are urging state officials to stick with science in determining adequate populations of gray wolves, rather than negotiating with environmental and animal rights groups to allow surplus populations.

The agency is currently negotiating a settlement with the 13 groups who sued to keep gray wolves federally protected under the Endangered Species...

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