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Take Action: Protect National Wildlife Refuges
Trophy hunters, trappers, and outfitters are pushing to open 95% of refuge lands to expanded killing. Speak up by July 27.
Read more →Correction! Take Action Before JUNE 26!
Trophy hunters, trappers, and outfitters are pushing to open 95% of refuge lands to expanded killing. Speak up by July 27.
Read more →Montana’s Mountain Lions Are Running Out of Time
On June 12, the Commission will decide the future of mountain lions and hound hunting on wildlife refuges.
Read more →ACTION ALERT: Dont Let Beaver Relocation Become a Trapping Pipeline
Beaver relocation should mean protection, not a revolving door back into traps. Tell FWP to pause this proposal until the public gets answers.
Read more →Guest Feature: The Real Conflict Was Never Only About Wolves
This week, we share Suzanne Asha Stone’s powerful reflection on wolves, conflict, coexistence, and the deeper forces shaping wildlife policy.
Read more →What Happens to the Lolo Matters to All of Us
Survey results show strong support for conservation yet protections are at risk
Read more →Give for the wild 🐺 April 30–May 1
Your donation helps end trapping cruelty and defend Montana’s wildlife.
Read more →$1 Million for Habitat Destruction? Take Action Now.
A proposed project near Seeley Lake would fragment critical habitat for grizzlies and lynx. Speak out before it moves forward.
Read more →Take 2 Minutes and Tell Montana DNRC Your Top Concern — Trapping
Edit: Link included! Click here to take this short survey!
Read more →Meet Buddy, Ambassador for Trap Victims
A young dog loses his leg and becomes an ambassador for all creatures who suffer in traps.
Read more →Legal challenge: Feds more than a year overdue in designating much-needed critical habitat for wolverine.
Today, a coalition of wildlife advocates filed a complaint in the Federal District Court for the District of Montana against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to designate critical habitat for wolverine, listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in November of 2023.
Read more →Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission Agenda: Get Rid of Predators
Read more →The Good, the Bad, and the Winners
The good, the bad, and what comes next for wolves in Montana.
Read more →ALERT: Trump Administration Proposal to Gut the Endangered Species Act
Read more →Mistakes Were Made: Wolves, Wildlife, and Public Trust on the Line
Read more →Montana Wolf Management in Chaos: Quotas Soar Amid Misinformation and Mismanagement
Read more →Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission to Decide on Wolf Extirpation
Read more →Judge Molloy Rules USFWS Must Revisit Its Decision on Wolf Protections
In 2025, Judge Molloy ruled that USFWS's rationale for refusing to relist wolves held no factual or legal merit and violated the ESA and the Administrative Procedure Act in numerous ways. Judge ordered the federal agency to revisit and correct its flawed finding.
Read more →BREAKING: Senator Mike Lee Withdraws Public Lands Sell-Off Plan; Montana Mountain Lions Remain Under Siege
Read more →Judge Upholds Ruling Limiting Wolf Trapping, Snaring in Idaho
Federal Magistrate Judge Candy W. Dale upheld her prior decision to prohibit Idaho’s authorization of recreational wolf trapping and snaring in grizzly bear habitat during the grizzly bear non-denning season.
Read more →Challenging Flawed Wolf Management in Montana
In 2022, Footloose Montana and partner organizations filed a lawsuit against Montana's Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) and the MT FWP Commission for their aggressive, increased quota of killing of 456 wolves, constituting roughly 40% of the state's wolf population, relying on a population model (iPOM) that [experts have called unreliable](https://montanaindependent.substack.com/p/opposing-lawsuits-take-aim-at-fwp) and overestimating the abundance of wolves. Our temporary injunction was denied in Nov 2022. In January 2026, Judge Abbott denied our preliminary injunction and allowed the hunting and trapping season to continue. Our lawsuit is ongoing.
Read more →Court Ruling Halts Wolf Trapping and Snaring in Idaho Grizzly Bear Habitat
A summary judgment ruling in Idaho District Court yesterday will prevent the state of Idaho from authorizing wolf trapping and snaring in grizzly bear habitat during non-denning periods.
Read more →Federal Court Overturns FWS Decision Denying ESA Protections for Wolves in the Northern Rockies
After FWS rejected our coalition's 2021 petition to relist gray wolves, Footloose Montana and our partners went to court on behalf of wolves.
Read more →Victory for Wolverines — Listed as Threatened Under the ESA
After more than 20 years of advocacy and legal challenges led by the Western Environmental Law Center, wolverines are now protected as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act. With only an estimated 250–300 individuals remaining in the contiguous U.S., this listing gives the species a chance to recover.
Read more →Idaho District Court Ruling Halts Wolf Trapping and Snaring in Grizzly Bear Habitat
Idaho District Court Ruling Halts Wolf Trapping and Snaring in Idaho Grizzly Bear Habitat — trapping and snaring will no longer be allowed during non-denning periods.
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