Footloose Montana
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Footloose Montana is a grassroots, non-profit organization that promotes trap-free public lands for people, pets and wildlife.
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.
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.
February 18, 2026 at 2:06 AM
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.
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In this piece, Stalling explores how fear is often used to justify harmful, outdated wildlife policies, policies that Footloose Montana has been challenging for years.
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February 12, 2026 at 1:43 PM
In this piece, Stalling explores how fear is often used to justify harmful, outdated wildlife policies, policies that Footloose Montana has been challenging for years.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:
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Read the full article:
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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.
📞 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.
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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.
📞 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.
February 5, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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/
Read what the science says about killing coyotes:https://wildlife.org/coyote-hunting-doesnt-always-decrease-populations/
January 29, 2026 at 2:16 AM
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/
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...
cowboystatedaily.com/2026/01/19/w...
January 21, 2026 at 9:38 PM
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...
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: fwcomm@mt.gov
This is not conservation. It’s eradication.
Speak up: fwcomm@mt.gov
January 12, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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: fwcomm@mt.gov
This is not conservation. It’s eradication.
Speak up: fwcomm@mt.gov
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.
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.
January 11, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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.
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.
January 9, 2026 at 2:16 AM
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...
Ask wildlife advocate senators to speak up and lobby their colleagues to stop this bill.
www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
December 22, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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...
Ask wildlife advocate senators to speak up and lobby their colleagues to stop this bill.
www.senate.gov/senators/sen...
December 19, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Quick and easy way to contact your members of congress and tell them to vote no on anti-wolf bill! Please take a moment to do this, they need our voice before we lose them!!
Take action ➡️ engage.nywolf.org/site/Advocac...
December 17, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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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_...
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0q_...
Episode #240 Doug Smith - Lessons From Wolves
YouTube video by Wolf Connection
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December 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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_...
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
full article here: bit.ly/3MsDf8S
December 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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
full article here: bit.ly/3MsDf8S
December 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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.
December 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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.
