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In the News: Missoula Current February 22, 2024

Judge hears arguments on Flathead Forest roads, grizzlies

Tim Preso, Managing Attorney, Biodiversity Defense Program: “The science showing that roads continue to displace bears goes all the way back to (1995) and hasn’t changed. The problem is they’ve never applied that science to look at what is the consequence of having all that road network out there in terms of the displacement effect…

Grizzly bear near Canyon, Yellowstone National Park. (Neal Herbert / NPS)
From the Experts January 18, 2024

Grizzly Bears Still Need Protections

Despite their precarious status, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is currently considering petitions from Wyoming and Montana to delist grizzly bears. Here’s how you can help.

First light strikes the summit of Mount Moran, painting the sky orange as a female grizzly wades a shallow bend in the Snake River in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. (Photo courtesy of Thomas D. Mangelsen)
feature July 8, 2020

“A Lens Into Their Lives”: The Grizzlies of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

The iconic grizzly bears of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem still exist because of the Endangered Species Act. But the law that has helped the bears survive is itself now in danger. Legendary photographer Thomas D. Mangelsen shares his photos and observations of matriarch Grizzly 399.

document July 8, 2020

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling: Yellowstone Grizzly Bear

Ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Silver-tipped Grizzly 399, a Yellowstone grizzly bear, surveys a meadow, looking for potential dangers for her three young cubs.
(Thomas D. Mangelsen)
Press Release: Victory July 8, 2020

9th Circuit Upholds Endangered Species Protections for Yellowstone Grizzlies

Court of appeals sends U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service back to the drawing board

Un oso pardo de Yellowstone merodea un prado para evitar peligros potenciales para sus tres cachorros.
(THOMAS D. MANGELSEN)
Press Release: Victory July 8, 2020

Tribunal Protege a Osos Grizzlies de Yellowstone Mediante Ley de Especies en Peligro de Extinción

El tribunal de apelaciones envía de regreso su fallo al Servicio de Pesca y Vida Silvestre de los Estados Unidos

Doug Peacock stands on the edge of the Yellowstone River in Emigrant, Montana.
(Tom Robertson)
Article July 8, 2020

Grizzlies ‘Saved His Life’ and Now He Fights To Save Theirs

Naturalist and author Doug Peacock talks about why we need to “fight like hell” to save the endangered and iconic Yellowstone grizzlies.

The case for grizzlies — inside Earthjustice's case to decide the fate of Yellowstone's iconic bears.
(Rob Chambliss / Earthjustice )
feature January 18, 2019

Bears in the Crosshairs

Inside Earthjustice’s case to decide the fate of Yellowstone’s iconic bears.

document October 10, 2018

Testimony: From Rocky Mountain Tribal Leaders Council, the Great Plains Tribal Chairman’s Association, and the Blackfoot Confederacy on Yellowstone Grizzlies

Thirty-one tribes submit letter to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Hearing: Oct. 10, 2018

document October 8, 2018

Expert Testimony of Dr. David J. Mattson, grizzly bear scientist

Written testimony for the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee: Oct. 8, 2018

document September 24, 2018

Court Decision: Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Delisting Challenge

Ruling from U.S. District Court of Montana, Missoula Division, on challenge to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2017 decision to delist Yellowstone grizzly bears from the Endangered Species Act.

Grizzly 610 walks down a park road with her three cubs in springtime, April 13, 2012.
(Photo courtesy of Thomas D. Mangelsen)
Press Release: Victory September 24, 2018

Grizzlies Saved: Court Stops Trophy Hunt of Yellowstone’s Iconic Bears

Judge rules Trump administration unlawfully removed federal protections

document September 13, 2018

TRO: Judge Grants Extension of Order to Prevent Hunt of Yellowstone Grizzly Bears

A final decision on the case is pending

document August 30, 2018

TRO: Groups Seek Temporary Restraining Order to Stop Grizzly Hunt

Judge is expected to decide on challenge to government’s decision to remove protections

document August 30, 2018

Yellowstone Grizzly Bears: Order Granting Temporary Restraining Order

ORDER granting in part (251) Motion for Preliminary Injunction; granting in part (252) Motion for TRO. The motions are granted to the degree that the Plaintiffs seek a temporary restraining order. Defendants and Defendant-Intervenors are temporarily restrained and enjoined from authorizing and/or implementing grizzly bear hunting. This Order shall remain in effect for fourteen days from this date. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Court will withhold ruling on the motions to the degree that the Plaintiffs seek a preliminary injunction or any other more long-term-relief. Signed by Judge Dana L. Christensen on 8/30/2018. Associated Cases: 9:17-cv-00089-DLC et al. (NOS)

First light strikes the summit of Mount Moran, painting the sky orange as a female grizzly wades a shallow bend in the Snake River in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. (Photo courtesy of Thomas D. Mangelsen)
Press Release August 30, 2018

Groups Seek Temporary Restraining Order to Stop Grizzly Hunt

Judge is expected to decide on challenge to government’s decision to remove protections

Grizzly 610 walks down a park road with her three cubs in springtime, April 13, 2012.
(Photo courtesy of Thomas D. Mangelsen)
Press Release: Victory August 30, 2018

Judge Grants Temporary Restraining Order Halting Grizzly Hunt

Order stalls trophy hunt for 14 days

A grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park.
(National Park Service)
video August 29, 2018

Defending Yellowstone’s Grizzly Bears: Inside the Case

Tim Preso, Earthjustice's lead attorney on the lawsuit challenging the government's illegal decision to strip Yellowstone's grizzly bears of Endangered Species Act protections, explains what's at stake.