Senior EarthJustice attorney Tim Preso, left, arrives at the US District courthouse in Missoula on Aug. 30, 2018 along with colleague Josh Purtle. Together, they and others sought an injunction from Judge Dana L. Christensen, preventing Wyoming from moving forward with its first trophy hunt of grizzlies in 44 years. The state had set a quota of 23 bears. Christensen not only issued the injunction but a few weeks later issued a ruling that put Greater Yellowstone's grizzlies back under Endangered Species Act protections and challenged the US Fish and Wildlife Service to address key issues pertaining to grizzly recovery. Christensen's position was upheld on July 8, 2020 by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Photo courtesy Chris Jordan Bloch/EarthJustice
Senior EarthJustice attorney Tim Preso, left, arrives at the US District courthouse in Missoula on Aug. 30, 2018 along with colleague Josh Purtle. Together, they and others sought an injunction from Judge Dana L. Christensen, preventing Wyoming from moving forward with its first trophy hunt of grizzlies in 44 years. The state had set a quota of 23 bears. Christensen not only issued the injunction but a few weeks later issued a ruling that put Greater Yellowstone's grizzlies back under Endangered Species Act protections and challenged the US Fish and Wildlife Service to address key issues pertaining to grizzly recovery. Christensen's position was upheld on July 8, 2020 by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Photo courtesy Chris Jordan Bloch/EarthJustice