Mission
Wildlife management professionals
recognize trapping as an effective and legitimate wildlife
management tool. Montanans for Effective Wildlife
Management is dedicated to preserving this critical, and
professionally recognized, tool by defeating Initiative
160.
Trapping is an important tool for
biologists, ranchers, farmers, home owners and pest control
professionals. It enables wildlife managers to control
problematic predator and pest populations that can attack
pets, spread diseases among human and wildlife, damage
property, impact other wildlife populations and kill
livestock.
I-160 is overly broad and will impact the
ability to control pests and wildlife on all publicly owned
land and facilities. This goes far beyond Montana’s wild
spaces to include such publicly owned place as parks,
hospitals, universities, municipal golf courses, and state,
city and county owned land and buildings.
Montanans for Effective Wildlife
Management is dedicated to protecting the tools used by the
professional wildlife biologists to ensure sustainable
wildlife populations.
How You Can Help
As Benjamin Franklin said at the signing of
the Declaration of Independence, “We must hang together, or
assuredly we shall all hang separately.” This is the exact
situation that those of us that makes a living from or enjoys
outdoor activities on Montana public lands face regarding
I-160.
This will be a long and expensive battle.
MEWM needs your help to be successful. There are a number of
ways your organization can help defeat I-160:
- Officially join MEWM and urge everyone
you know to join as well
- Make a financial contribution to our
campaign
- Talk with your family, friend and
neighbors about MEWM and I-160
- Forward communications you receive from
MEWM to those who would be impacted by I-160
- Write letters to your local paper
highlighting the danger, and your opposition to, I-160
- Invite MEWM to make a presentation to
groups, clubs and associations you belong
- Urge individual members to volunteer and
make personal contributions
Contact
Info@NoOn160.com
Montanans for Effective Wildlife Management
PO Box 133
Gildford, MT 59525
For more
information:
NO On 160
View the initiative
News article about the initiative
7.15.09
Initiative
160 - Official Ballot
