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You can make a difference in your community. We can help!Wolverine Trapping Restricted
Thanks to hundreds of Defenders members in
the Big Sky State, the Montana Fish & Wildlife Commission
voted to further restrict wolverine trapping. Wolverines are particularly susceptible
to trapping because they eat carrion and are easily lured in by bait –
especially females trying to feed their newborns.
Because of their fear of humans and remote habitat wolverines are the least understood and least studied carnivore in the nation. They are also one of the rarest. There are fewer than 1,000 wolverines in the lower 48 states, with an estimated 200 living in the mountain forests of Montana.
Defenders is working on all fronts to protect these vulnerable creatures and have been pushing since 2000 to secure federal protection for them under the Endangered Species Act. Although the Bush/Cheney Administration’s failure to safeguard the wolverine has forced us to take legal action, the decision to reduce trapping in Montana -- one of the last strongholds for these elusive creatures – is a step in the right direction and will help ensure their survival until they get the protection they deserve.
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