Montana is hanging on as the only state besides Alaska that allows trapping of wolverines, an elusive mountain dweller rejected for protection under the federal Endangered Species Act. Opponents of ...

HELENA — Montana is hanging on as the only state besides Alaska that allows trapping of wolverines, an elusive mountain dweller rejected for protection under the federal Endangered Species Act.

It would shut down wolverine trapping in Montana, the only one of the lower 48 states where the practice is still allowed an annual quota of five animals. This year’s trapping season was blocked by a ...

HELENA, Mont. - Montana is hanging on as the only state besides Alaska that allows trapping of wolverines, an elusive mountain dweller rejected for protection under the federal Endangered Species Act.

Eight conservation and sportsmen groups are petitioning Montana to ban the trapping of wolverines, citing a government finding that climate change may threaten the survival of the fierce, bear-like ...