Conservation groups sue to end trapping of wolverines in Montana

[Judi Lynn]

Conservation groups sue to end trapping of wolverines in Montana
Fri, 12 Oct 2012 02:21 GMT
Source: reuters // Reuters
By Laura Zuckerman

SALMON, Idaho, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Conservationists on Thursday asked a state judge to end trapping of wolverines in Montana at a time when fewer than 300 of the elusive animals roam the Northern Rockies and Northern Cascades.

Montana is the only one of the lower 48 U.S. states that permits the harvesting of wolverines, carnivores that resemble small bears with bushy tails. They are sought for their fur.

Allowing licensed sportsmen to kill woverines is a direct violation of Montana's state policy of maintaining or restoring populations of rare animals, the conservationists argued in a lawsuit filed on Thursday in state court in Montana.

Federal biologists estimate that between 250 and 300 wolverines remain in the high country of Idaho, Montana, Washington and Wyoming.

More:
http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/conservation-groups-sue-to-end-trapping-of-wolverines-in-montana

[ellisonz]

1. We should just leave the wolverines alone. n/t

[pscot]

2. What possible justification can there be

for killing these critters. They harm no one and their economic value is nil. This is mere slaughter for its own sake.