(Bozeman) – A lawsuit filed in Montana challenging the state’s wolf and coyote trapping practices has been dismissed by U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy.
he lawsuit, brought by Flathead-Lolo-Bitterroot Citizen Task Force and Wild Earth Guardians, argued that the state’s current trapping regulations could harm grizzly bears.
The defendants, the state of Montana, rejected the argument on the basis that trapping has not previously affected grizzly bears in a tangible way.
Judge Malloy dismissed the case after both parties agreed the rule is unnecessary due to the new Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks trapping regulations.
