Saturday, October 13, 2012

Conservation groups sue to end trapping of wolverines in Montana

Reuters: Conservationists on Thursday asked a state judge to end trapping of wolverines in Montana at a time when fewer than 300 of the elusive animals roam the Northern Rockies and Northern Cascades. Montana is the only one of the lower 48 U.S. states that permits the harvesting of wolverines, carnivores that resemble small bears with bushy tails. They are sought for their fur. Allowing licensed sportsmen to kill woverines is a direct violation of Montana's state policy of maintaining or restoring...

URL: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/12/us-usa-wolverine-idUSBRE89B04420121012?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29
Enclosure: http://s1.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20121012&t=2&i=662824891&w=460&fh=&fw=&ll=&pl=&r=CBRE89B1IBK00

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