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MISSOULA 鈥?Seventy organizations are requesting Endangered Species protections for Western wolves in response to Montanas new laws that increase wolf hunting and trapping, including the use of snares.On Thursday, a coalition of 70 conservation, animal welfare and indigenous groups filed a formal petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service requesting that wolves be relisted. They cite inadequate regulat
stanley cup ory mechanisms in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming and the fact that few wolves have moved out to occupy other Western states. Wolves remain completely absent from suitable habitats or perilously close to extinction in many western states, and the handful of states surrounding Yellowstone National Park are now driving the larger populations toward extinction 鈥?endangered species listing 鈥?by ramping up wolf killing and stripping away hunting and trapping regulations in Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming, said Erik Molvar, Western Watersheds Project executive director.M
stanley cup ontana Fish, Wildlife Parks used to be considered a fairly responsible agency when it came to predator management.
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WHITEFISH 鈥?For the first time in its history, Whitefish Mountain resort was forced to close lifts for a total of six days in February and March due to extreme weather.According to Whitefish Mountain Resort spokesperson Riley Polumbus, the upper mountain was closed February 3, 4, 9, 25 and 2 as well as March 2. A day later, the weather delayed chair 1 and upper mountain lifts from opening.Polumbus tells MTN this is the coldest February the mountain has ever experienced. On some days with wind chill, the summit dipped to -40.Polumbus says usually the mountain sees 4,000 to 5,000 skiers per-day and last weekend when it was cold and lifts were closed the mountain only saw
air max 1,700 guests.She says the resort accounts for wind, temperatur
af1 e and the safety of their guests when deciding to close certain lifts.She stresses that its never easy for the mountain to close the lifts, but the mountain has to close some days for safety. However, it is taking a toll on the mountains revenue . We have a lodge and a summit house with a restaurant on top, so you lose revenue from that, Polumbus said. Weve had to cancel several events because
jordan of this, so weve lost revenue from that. Its not an ideal sit
