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Livestock Damaging Wolf Pack To Be Removed

May 5, 2010

Darby area wolf pack to be removed  Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials say they plan to remove a Darby area wolf pack that has a history of interacting with livestock. Liz Bradley, a state wolf management specialist based in Missoula, says federal trappers are already trying to eliminate the four or five wolves in [...]

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CBU Files Suit Over HPBH WSA

April 29, 2010

Local group sues Gallatin forest over winter plan   By DANIEL PERSON      Chronicle Staff Writer      A local group has sued the Gallatin National Forest over snowmobiling restrictions in the Gallatin Mountains.        Citizens for Balanced Use claims in its lawsuit that the U.S. Forest Service overreached its authority with [...]

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Gallatin Forest Legal News

April 29, 2010

GNF legal update CBU received news that Judge Molloy ruled completely against CBU, the Forest Service and the TSA/MSA/Blue Ribbon group in the Gallatin lawsuit.  He has consistently ruled in favor of the environment, while occasionally throwing a bone to the common sense crowd like his wolf hunt ruling.  This is an extremely disappointing ruling.  We [...]

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CBU Banquet

April 29, 2010

2010 Trailraiser Banquet The CBU Banquet on April 24 was another success. With over 240 Multiple Use recreationists from young to old in attendance, everybody had a good time. Mike Manship was the raffle ticket winner of the Polaris ATV  from Lewistown Honda-Polaris. Please check back for a more detailed report on the banquet and our generous sponsers and supporters [...]

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FWP gathering info about future of MT wild bison

March 19, 2010

HELENA – The question of what the future holds for wild bison in Montana will be the topic that at least one Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks biologist will wrestle with over the coming year. Arnold Dood, a 33-year FWP veteran, will crisscross the state to talk about bison with groups and communities according to [...]

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Many Montanan’s Scrutinize Tester’s Wilderness Bill More Closely

February 22, 2010

CBU comment: CBU was asked to support the Beaverhead-Deerlodge Partnership.  Because our comments were not seriously considered, CBU could not support the so-called partnership. Now, our comments and concerns are now being voiced by others too. With Tester’s Forest bill, CBU was not invited to offer input and neither were many other important parties that would be affected by this bill.  Now the supporters of the bill have [...]

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Montana livestock losses to wolves more than doubled in 2009

February 17, 2010

Living with Wolves: The cost to ranchers There were 367 confirmed wolf kills in Montana in 2009, and there are at least six so far this year. But for one long-time cattleman near Drummond, the cost of wolves runs much deeper than an occasional cow carcass. It’s auction day on Ron Skinner’s ranch in Hall, [...]

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Hot Topic Update: Response to Hydatid Disease in Wolves.

February 5, 2010

Bulletin Number 37                                                                                         January 2010 Click Here to see this previous  story Dr. Valerius Geist’s Response to the Claims That Hydatid Disease Spread by Wolves Does Not Represent a Significant Threat to Humans  When the news broke that hydatid disease had established itself in the Northwest of the United States, I quickly responded, [...]

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Rehberg Posts Comments on Tester Bill

February 2, 2010

Rehberg Posts Findings: CBU comment: On Representative Rehberg’s comments website (see link below), under  The Butte Silver Bow Association Groups Meeting in Support of the bill, the statement “Sun Mountain Lumber tried to get CBU to the table and they refused to meet.”  is a false statement. CBU requested and met with Sun Mountain Lumber on two occasions when Sun Mountain was [...]

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Updated news: On Wolf Tape Worm Parasites

February 1, 2010

To see CBU previous story on Wolf Parasites click here Parasite inquiries prompt fact sheet Public inquiries about a wolf-borne tapeworm have prompted the state to publish a fact sheet on the parasite. The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks included the three-page document with its weekly wolf report on Tuesday. The echinococcus granulosus fact [...]

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