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John Lewton gratefully received verdicts of “Not Guilty” after a five-day trial resulting from a 2008 sting by Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Parks. During the sting, Lewton accompanied undercover game warden agent Justin Gibson on a bighorn sheep hunt. Some charges in Blaine and Chouteau counties are still pending in the case. missoulian.com missoulian.com Polar bear parts and Atlantic bluefin tuna may still be traded internationally, as a result of a recent Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species meeting in Doha, Qatar. A U.S representative says that first attempts to list species are often unsuccessful. csmonitor.com nytimes.com winnipegfreepress.com google.com/hostednews/afp focustaiwan.tw asahi.com/english/ Clint P. Martinez, 43, and Michael A. Martinez, 47, both of Plaquemine, Louisiana, have been indicted on nine violations of the federal Lacey Act involving alligators, earning them nominations for the Lotsaguides “Naughty Guide” award. 2theadvocate.com familybadge.org Outfitters will rally in Jackson on Saturday to bring attention to the drop in elk populations and, correspondingly, fewer hunting opportunities. kivitv.com trib.com billingsgazette.com Private landowners, water experts, and private boaters see a lot in House Bill 1188 that they don’t like. The sponsor, Sen. Mary Hodge, D-Brighton, thinks that if she can get the bill through the Senate Judiciary Committee, it will make it through the full Senate. It has already passed the House 40-25. durangoherald.com The bill did make [...] The Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA) has for the first time confirmed a case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), in a 4-year-old whitetail buck. This game form of mad cow disease is cause for concern. Although some say there is no evidence of CWD posing a threat to humans, people have been infected—and killed—by transmission [...] Sen. Mary Olson, DFL-Bemidji, has authored a resolution in teh U.S. Congress to direct the Coast Guard to amend rules requireing a “six-pack” license of small fishing craft operating on inland lakes in Minnesota. pineandlakes.com Humane Society International, Sierra Club BC, and other environmental groups are taking out full-page ads in newspapers, seeking to end the hunting of grizzly bears and the white spirit bear, a type of black bear carrying a recessive gene. Scott Ellis, general manager of the Guide Outfitters Association of B.C., says that bookings for hunts are [...] Cities, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, will hear a U.S. proposal to ban trade in polar bear parts, including trophy bear skins. The Nanavut government has recently cut the bear allotment in the Baffin Bay region. The Humane Society International and the International Fund for Animal Welfare claim that polar bear hunts [...] A Wyoming outfitter recommends that hunters switch to lead-free bullets. See details on loadnode.com.
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