KINGSTON, N.Y. “Fo+rward” is the theme for this year’s O+ Festival according to organizers, signifying progress in the community and within the festival that boasts more offerings than its last iteration. The 13th Annual O+ Festival will begin on Oct. 6 and run until Oct. 8, featuring bands, artists, dancers, performers, comedians and healers […]
HELENA, Mont. - State senators voted early on in the legislative session to pass a bill that would remove grizzly bears from the federal endangered species list. Thursday, the House Agriculture Committee heard testimony on the bill.
This bill is seeking to address some of the issues that rural Montanans face when it comes to defending their land from grizzly bears.
Now those in favor of this bill say that would provide for more local control and less bureaucracy when it comes to handling issues as the grizzly population expands. You re walking to your field and you re trying to get to your center pivot and you encounter a grizzly bear. You re not prepared for a grizzly bear,â Sweet Grass Rancher Maggie Nutter said. âYou re ready to go fix your pivot and, I can replace a cow, but I can t replace my grandson and I can t replace my husband.
The legal issue with the bill, several opponents pointed out, is that because grizzly bears are federally protected they fall under federal rather than state law. Federal law currently allows