The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation announced this week that the organization is committing $1 million for wildfire restoration in eight states, including Montana.
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has gone on the record in support of removing the gray wolf from the list of endangered and threatened wildlife species, as has been proposed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Some of the best elk hunting in Montana is in the Elkhorn Mountains, so when a prescribed burn project to remove invasive plants in the area was opposed in court, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation fought back, and won.
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and the Sportsmen’s Alliance stated on Tuesday that they are diametrically opposed to the ruling by Federal Judge Dana Christensen that restored endangered species status to the Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bears.