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USFWS is taking public comment on the management framework for Colorado’s Gray Wolf population. We've put together a letter calling for stronger reporting, more accountability, and a real commitment to nonlethal coexistence in the state! Add your name at TeamWolf.Org.

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Check out our most recent newsletter. From court rulings to the growing influence of the trophy industry, we break down what’s happening and what’s at stake for wolves and wildlife. Read more: mailchi.mp/0f2837c7890b...

Check out our most recent newsletter highlighting a piece recently shared by @thefurbearers.bsky.social ! mailchi.mp/7339f1d070e0...

Less than 10% of North America’s beavers remain, and with them went the wetlands, water storage, and natural resilience they once built across the landscape. Their dams slow water, restore floodplains, and even create natural fire breaks in a warming, drying West. #internationalbeaverday

Have you seen our latest newsletter? Take a look to see how you can help fight against the dismantling of the U.S Forest Service. mailchi.mp/5e4830d87d78...

Check out our most recent newsletter~ A quiet end to wolf season—and a troubling shift inside FWP Click here: mailchi.mp/e6465dfd3fd8...

Have you read our most recent newsletter? Click here to learn more about A proposed forest plan that would massively expand logging across Montana, prioritizing timber over wildlife and ecosystem health and how you can speak out. mailchi.mp/cbeaf0c11bcc...

Read Footloose Montana’s policy comment archive, including Anja’s letter of recommendation opposing this massive logging project: www.footloosemontana.org/838-2/ Now is the time to speak out.

As the climate warms… can wildlife keep up? Across the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, rising temperatures are already reshaping how wolves, elk, and bison survive. But here is the truth: wildlife can adapt if we give them the space to do so.

Montana’s wild identity is inseparable from the wildlife that still roams its forests and mountains. Species like the Canada lynx remind us that this landscape is more than scenery. Protecting lynx habitat protects the wild character that draws people to Montana and makes this place so special.

A 2026 poll shows that public lands and wildlife remain top priorities for voters in Montana and the West. Strong majorities support upholding the ESA and opposing energy development that weakens environmental review. Montanans are clear: our public lands and wildlife deserve lasting protection.

Anja’s op-ed calls on all of us to reflect on what kind of values we want guiding wildlife policy in Montana. Policies rooted in science, compassion, and public will. Or policies that continue to allow suffering on our shared public lands. Read the full piece: missoulacurrent.com/trapping-cru...

Mountain lions are keystone carnivores. Silent, elusive “ghost cats” who help keep ecosystems in balance. And yet, quotas were raised with the stated goal of killing off 40% of them, despite the fact that no one even knows how many lions exist.

In this piece, Stalling explores how fear is often used to justify harmful, outdated wildlife policies, policies that Footloose Montana has been challenging for years. Read the full article: substack.com/home/post/p-...

The American public overwhelmingly supports wolves and wants them protected from cruelty. 📞 Call your senators today and urge them to vote NO on HR 845 and S1306. You can reach the U.S. Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121.

On February 1, 2026, a malamute named Baby Klaus was caught in a steel leghold trap near Pillick Ridge Trail #1036 in Kootenay National Forest. He’s thankfully OK, but his family was shaken. Footloose Montana continues to advocate for safer, more humane wildlife policies on public lands.

Montana deserves wildlife policies grounded in science, responsibility, and respect for life. We can and should do better than this. Read what the science says about killing coyotes:https://wildlife.org/coyote-hunting-doesnt-always-decrease-populations/

Another wolf from Yellowstone National Park's famous Junction Butte Pack killed in Montana is being investigated as a poaching, once again raising questions over wolf hunting near the park. cowboystatedaily.com/2026/01/19/w...

From black bears to mountain lions to wolves, Montana’s wildlife commission is openly advancing policies designed to reduce predator populations. This is not conservation. It’s eradication. Speak up: [email protected]

Action Alert The Granite Moccasin Project would log and burn over 67,000 acres along Glacier National Park. This area is critical habitat and a wildlife corridor for grizzly bears and other rare species. Public comments are due January 15, 2026. Speak up for wildlife and wild places now.

Contact your U.S. senators and urge them to vote NO on H.R. 845. Ask wildlife advocate senators to speak up and lobby their colleagues to stop this bill. www.senate.gov/senators/sen...

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In this episode of the Wolf Connection Podcast, Doug Smith reflects on 44 years spent learning from wolves on the ground. His insights into coexistence, wild places, and ecological restoration are a gift to all who love and fight for wolves. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0q_...

A new Los Angeles Times article reminds us that harming wolf families only harms the ecosystems we all depend on. As the piece says, “We’re trying to get rid of their ancestors: wolves.” Montana thrives when we choose coexistence and respect for this species. full article here: bit.ly/3MsDf8S

The Department of the Interior has proposed changes that would weaken the Endangered Species Act by reducing habitat protections and removing key safeguards for threatened species. Please submit a comment at bit.ly/4iQXtW9 before Dec 22.

Today is Giving Tuesday. If you believe Montana can choose a kinder path for wildlife, your support today helps us fight for trap free trails, stronger protections for wolves and native species, and humane, science based reforms. Donate here: www.footloosemontana.org/ways-to-give/

Your support fuels education, advocacy, and the push for science based wildlife policies. It protects pets and people. It exposes cruelty. It lifts up a vision of Montana rooted in compassion. Donate for giving Tuesday: footloosemontana-bloom.kindful.com?campaign=129...

Everyone says they love whales. Except, not enough to change. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...