Martha Williams was sworn in Tuesday as Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service by Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland. Before joining the Biden-Harris administration Williams served as the Director of the Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks from 2017 to 2020. Previously she was an Assistant Professor of Law at the Blewett...
Martha Williams Confirmed As Fish & Wildlife Director
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Martha Williams to be Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. She served as Director of Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks from 2017-2021 and was agency legal counsel for Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks from 1988-2011. Williams served as the Principal Deputy Director of Fish Wildlife and Parks essentially ser...
Local Businesses Worry Wolf Hunting Is Affecting Their Business
30 businesses near Yellowstone National Park are raising concerns about the hunting of wolves emerging from the park setting off bells for wildlife-related businesses in the region. They have writing to Interior Secretary Deb Halland to return endangered-species protections to gray wolves. Cary McGary is owner and lead guide for In Our Nature ...
Yellowstone National Park Bison Protection To Be Reviewed By Fish & Wildlife Service
U.S. District of Columbia Judge Randolph Moss has ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to revisit its decision regarding a denial of evidence submitted by bison advocates in an attempt to have Yellowstone National Park’s bison protected under the Endangered Species Act. Whether the issue will get more attention now that Martha Williams, ...
FWP Increasing Efforts To Address Grizzly Bear Management In Montana
There have been many calls recently to de-list grizzly bears in Montana as an endangered species with proponents pointing to restored population numbers. Although the decision ultimately lies with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,Hank Worsech Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks is looking at how to address these issues themselves due to the pote...
Lamb Board Chairman Talks Potential De-Listing Of Grizzly Bears
There’s been a push recently by Montana political leaders for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to de-list grizzly bears as an endangered species. At this year’s Montana Wool Growers’ Convention, Dan McEwen from the American Lamb Board commented on the progress made thus far as saving the species. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/u...
Montana Requests De-listing of Grizzly Bears
It was recently announced that Montana asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to lift threatened species protections for grizzly bears in the northern part of the state. Joe Dellwo is a rancher out of Bynum who recently shared his thoughts on the impact of grizzlies and why he thinks they should be de-listed. https://northernbroadcasting.com...
Grizzly Management Decision Moves To Montana Officials
Finalizing a revised plan for managing grizzly bear mortality in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem took a step forward Tuesday when The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission approved it. The memorandum of agreement now must be approved by wildlife officials in Montana and Idaho before the Cowboy State can petition the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...
Fish & Wildlife Service Sued Over Expanding Montana Refuge
The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Monday over expansion of hunting and fishing access to federal wildlife refuges including the Swan River National Wildlife Refuge in Montana. It accuses Fish and Wildlife, now led by former Montana Department of Fish Wildlife & Parks Director Martha Williams, of fa...
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Director Nominee Reflects On Time With Montana’s Agency
Last week Martha Williams answered questions at her hearing for her nomination to lead the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The former director of the state agency, she had this to say when asked about what she’s most proud of during that tenure. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/11-26_737.mp3