Montana delays slaughter of 300 bison amid uproar
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SALMON, Idaho  - Public outrage prompted a temporary stay of execution on Wednesday for 300 bison, including an estimated 100 calves, roaming in Montana outside the confines of Yellowstone National Park.
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In the three decades since 18 bison stumbled onto a federal elk feeding ground outside this mountain town, the herd has ballooned to 1,200 animals &#151; one of the largest groups of bison in the United States.
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An international research team claims that it was major climate change, not hunting that led to major bison extinction. Moving in huge herds, more than 20 million bison roamed the American West before white men arrived.
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The government plans to delay its decision to put the polar bear on the endangered list until after it leases 30 million acres near Alaska for oil and gas drilling. What gives?
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A court hearing in Mexico that could drop charges against TV bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman or order his criminal case to proceed has been rescheduled to Dec. 22.
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The horizontal bar final is hit by controversy and a delay caused by protests from the crowd.
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A proposed quarantine facility for Yellowstone National Park bison to eventually provide herd startups for Indian reservations and wildlife refuges is being considered, state officials say.
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The U.S. government put the brakes on  energy development in a scenic area of northwest Montana that  is rich in wildlife, responding to hunting, environmental and  ranching interests that opposed development, an official said  on Tuesday.
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Connecticut prison officials postponed the execution early on Saturday of serial killer Michael Ross after his lawyer cited a conflict of interest and requested the last-minute delay.
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HELENA, Mont. -- Montana moved one step closer Saturday to establishing a long-awaited board to compensate ranchers who lose livestock to wolves.
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The state postponed plans Monday to execute a serial killer after he agreed to have his mental competency examined, delaying for at least a month what would be New England's first execution in 45 years.
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BIG TIMBER, Mont. - Heavy smoke has slowed firefighters battling a 280-square-mile wildfire and also prompted air-quality warnings for much of western Montana.
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By Rob Young, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Sep. 13--Sutter County supervisors could not muster the votes Tuesday to extend a moratorium on splitting land parcels in the Meridian and Robbins basins and around the Sutter Buttes.
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By Benjamin Alexander-Bloch, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio  Dec. 18--OGDEN CENTER, Mich. -- Residents have put on their fighting gloves, and county officials are warning of problems in the brewing battle over a proposed 5,000-cow megadairy.
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By Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Dec. 16--Greeley and Fort Collins will stage vigils this evening in protest of the raid on the Swift & Co. beef packing plant by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents earlier this week.
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By Joyce Lobeck, The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.  Feb. 19--Possible neighbors of the proposed hog farm in eastern Yuma  County aren't quite ready to accept an animal feeding operation in their  backyard even though the company intends to break ground this week.
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Montana's governor asked 17 other states Friday to join his rebellion against federal I.D. rules he considers invasive and expensive, setting a showdown where citizens of the rebel states couldn't use their driver's licenses to enter federal buildings or fly on planes. Homeland Security says, bring it on.