canada lynx

Mike Garrity writes, "The Forest Service recently amended its Forest Plan to eliminate legally-binding logging restrictions on 1.1 million acres of connectivity lynx habitat -- which is an area larger than Glacier National Park."

Four wildlife groups are suing the Forest Service for eliminating regions where it should have to take Canada lynx into consideration when approving logging projects.

Conservation groups want to block a 10- to 15-year project intended to reduce wildfire risk and thin forests in a wildlife area near Missoula.

The groups say the Forest Service didn't include enough details about where exactly the logging project will take place to assess the impact on wildlife.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed new requirements for recovering Canada lynx populations that could lead to delisting within 20 years, but the effects of climate change may prevent that.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to monitor Canada lynx for 20 years prior to proposing delisting, although its most recent assessment shows climate change could eliminate much of the lynx habitat in the U.S. by the end of the century.