When Montana and Idaho held their first regulated wolf hunts in 2009, one of their stated goals was to reduce pressure on ranchers. Rebounding wolf populations were killing livestock. Fewer wolves, ...

House Resolution 845 has passed the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill, known as the Pet and Livestock Protection Act, removes the gray wolf from protection under the Endangered Species Act.

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Legalized wolf hunting in the western US has had only a minimal impact on preventing ...

A Helena judge has allowed the wolf hunting and trapping regulations the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted earlier this year to stand, despite flagging “serious concerns” about the state’s ...