Trapping ban urged for cat-sized forest predators in Montana

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Wildlife advocates are asking Montana officials to ban trapping along much of the state’s border with Idaho to protect a cat-sized predator living in old-growth forests.
Representatives of five environmental groups said in a petition submitted Tuesday to Montana wildlife commissioners that trapping is a serious threat to the Northern Rockies fisher.
The fanged predators that feed on porcupines once ranged at least five states.
They’re now limited to an ar