”We’re really pleased with the court’s decision,” said Matthew Bishop, the Western Environmental Law Center attorney representing the groups. “It’s imperative that federal agencies in the business of removing and killing grizzly bears throughout Montana take a hard look at the consequences of those actions on grizzly conservation, including connectivity between recovery areas. Indeed, from a conservation perspective, bears that move out of Greater Yellowstone or the Northern Continental Divide are among the most important for the long-term recovery and viability of the species.”

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