Montana federal judge hears arguments about grizzly killings
If a grizzly bear gets killed outside a designated “recovery zone” as opposed to inside, does it matter?
Conservation groups and federal agencies debated in U.S.District Court in Missoula on Aug. 2 whether bears that are killed outside the recovery zone should be considered in management plans, not just counted.
They also debated whether the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services did a thorough enough review when it issued a plan for “removing” predators, including grizzly bears that create problems for livestock in Montana.
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