OUR PRIORITIES

At the present time, these are our PRIORITY ISSUES we are working to achieve. This list will change from time to time. If you wish to add your thoughts about issues you think we should consider prioritizing, please send us an email at jay@jswilderness5.net.                                                                

*Seek safe wildlife crossings of I-90 between Bozeman and

 Livingstone to accommodate Elk, Deer Bear (both Black &

Grizzly), Cougar, Wolverine, etc.

*I-90 Highway Crossing overpass for wildlife just west of

Bozeman Pass.

*Seek establishment of a wildlife corridor extending from

Mexico to Canada. Maximum WILDERNESS designation by Congress for the Hyalite-Porcupine-Big Horn and the crest of Gallatin Range north from Yellowstone to Interstate 90.

*Safe Highway crossing for bison on US 191 north of West Yellowstone.

*Provision for Bison to roam into the National Forest lands north and west of Yellowstone.

*Introduction of Bison to the C.M. Russell Wildlife Refuge NE of Lewistown.

*Increase of Bighorn Sheep population in the Gravelly Range to 1,000 animals for sustained viability, similar for other bighorn sites.

*Outlaw animal trapping with steel traps in Montana.

*Outlaw the hunting and shooting of Grizzlies, Wolves and Mountain Lions (Cougars) in Montana.

*Preservation of Sage Grouse leks (mating sites) in Western states.