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In this Nov. 7, 2017, file photo, provided by the National Park Service, shows a wolf in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. A coalition of environmental advocacy groups threatened Wednesday, June 23, 2021, to sue the state of Montana if it implements new laws passed earlier this year permitting the snaring of wolves and expanding trapping seasons, which they say could pose a threat to the state's grizzly bear and lynx populations. (Jacob W. Frank/National Park Service via AP, File)

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Environmentalists threaten to sue Montana over new wolf laws
June 25, 2021 7 a.m.

Environmentalists threaten to sue Montana over new wolf laws

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A coalition of environmental advocacy groups threatened Wednesday to sue the state of Montana if it implements new laws passed earlier this year permitting the snaring of wolves and expanding trapping seasons, which they say could pose a threat to the state's grizzly bear and lynx populations.