A federal judge in Missoula ruled Tuesday that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wrongly denied Endangered Species Act protections to gray wolves in the West last year. Judge Donald W. Molloy of the ...

Gray wolf populations have been wiped out in the lower 48 states due to historic government-funded killing programs. Remaining populations exist almost entirely in northeastern Minnesota. (Image ...

In the rugged backcountry of Montana, where ranchers battle to protect their livestock and hunters chase the thrill of the chase, a heated decision just shook things up. The state's Fish and Wildlife ...

A federal judge in Montana has ordered wildlife officials to reconsider Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves in the West. In a 105-page ruling on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Donald ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — A federal judge’s decision this week reset the fight for gray wolf protections across the West. The decision found that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ignored scientific evidence ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. A pair of Montana lawmakers and the Outdoor Heritage Coalition last week filed a lawsuit alleging ...

In an Oct. 15 conversation with Montana Free Press, Fielder argued that state wildlife managers should be shooting for a statewide population of 400 wolves in accordance with the U.S. Fish and ...

In 1915, with war raging in Europe, America’s Congress had a different conflict in mind. That year it appropriated $125,000 (equivalent to $4m now) for the purpose of “destroying wolves, coyotes, and ...