Western Watersheds Project and the Western Environmental Law Center filed a notice of intent to sue over bear-baiting that is permitted on Forest Service lands. Bear-baiting is a practice that involves the use of dumping hundreds of pounds of human foods to attract bears so they can be shot by hunters. This is occurring in […]
Federal Judge Dana Christensen has decided to list grizzlies as threatened once again. After considering the evidence from environmental groups, animal rights activitists, Native American tribes, and state wildlife management agencies, Judge Christensen agreed that threats to the bears had not been taken into consideration when the decision was made to remove protections. Judge Christensen […]