Board tightens Montana's wolverine-trapping limit

By The Associated Press HELENA - The opportunity to trap wolverines in Montana, the only state besides Alaska that allows them to be trapped, is shrinking. The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission decided Tuesday that a total of five wolverines may be taken this winter, down from a limit of nine they set tentatively two months ago. The limit established Tuesday is final. Trappers collectively were allowed 10 wolverines last winter. The latest reduction comes several months after the federal government said wolverines do not warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act. Staffers in the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks said that in finding the trapping limit should drop to five, they considered information received since the commission's tentative vote in June. Commission Chairman Steve Doherty, who wants a... [read full story]