In just 45 days, Greater Yellowstone Coalition advocates sent 31,561 public comments from all 50 states urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to keep the Roadless Area Conservation Rule.

Last month, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission reduced the overall number of wolves that can be hunted and trapped in the state in response to new information indicating a significant statewide population decline. Alongside a return to regional management, lower quotas in Wolf Management Units 313 and 316, and a reduction in the number of wolves an individual hunter can take, these changes marked a step in the right direction for the 2026-2027 Montana wolf hunting and trapping season. 

Check out GYC Executive Director Scott Christensen’s column on the USDA elimination of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule.