Conservation Groups Challenge Federal Approval of Weak Montana Wildlife Protections

by Gary Kopycinski on September 13, 2012

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Grizzly bear and bull trout populations put at risk by state forest lands development plan

Bozeman, MT–(ENEWSPF)–September 13, 2102. Conservation groups notified U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar of their intent to bring a legal challenge to federal approval of a forest development plan in Montana that will likely harm grizzly bears and bull trout. Both species are protected under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA).