Yellowstone: Snowmobile Quota for 2009-10 established

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BOB ZELLAR/Gazette Staff

CODY - Yellowstone National Park managers are moving forward with a plan that will allow entry each day of up to 318 snowmobiles and 78 snow coaches when the park opens for the winter season starting on Dec. 15.

A federal appeals court is expected to hear oral arguments Friday in an ongoing legal dispute between environmental groups and snowmobile advocates over how many sleds should be allowed in the park.

Daily limits over the last several years have ranged from 540 to 720. But separate rulings from federal judges in Washington, D.C. and Wyoming have left managers with a current court-imposed maximum of 318.....

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/21/2009 09:40PM by Frank Furter.