
Last night, our years of hard work culminated in a significant milestone: the City Council of Bozeman voted to consider a ban on trapping on Sourdough Trail later this month. This is a crucial step towards our goal of creating trap-free trails in the Bozeman area.
Led by our Bozeman director, Michael Stoerger, we purchased TV ads, educated people at Sourdough Trial, met with the Mayor and Deputy Mayor, and brought Tribal representation to those meetings to get this on the agenda and voted on. Your support has been instrumental in this journey.
It is great to start, and we are making significant progress. There will now be a final hearing on September 24th, and we want to thank the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and City Commission for moving Bozeman towards our continuing goal of trap-free trails in the Bozeman area so we can enjoy the outdoors without fear.
The vote was 4-1, and we were surprised that Councilman Douglas Fisher voted against advancing this common-sense proposal. Commissioner Emma Bode did vote with us but was somewhat conflicted. We must continue to reach out to those representatives and ask them to vote with us on September 24th. We will meet and work with the Commission to earn their votes, but your emails would help.
We also want to thank you for your continued support! Without you, we would not exist. So, let’s take a moment to celebrate a victory for Wildlife and one more step in the fight to end trapping forever!
Donate if you can, so we can continue to fight trapping and the killing of wolves and other vital wildlife.
Many thanks,
Stephen Capra
Executive Director
Bold Visions Conservation
Please send your comments to: comments@bozeman.net
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