Groups Oppose Snowmobile Decision LARAMIE, WY (wpr) - Six conservation groups say they will
challenge the National Park Service's decision to continue allowing
snowmobiles in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks.
The groups say they will seek a court review of the decision. A
court review means a court would re-examine the case to ensure it
complies with the law. A court has to agree to the review.
The conservation organizations challenging the decision are the
Greater Yellowstone Coalition, National Parks Conservation
Association, The Wilderness Society, Natural Resources Defense
Council, Winter Wildlands Alliance, and Sierra Club.
The groups announced their plans one day after the Park Service
issued a final decision to allow 540 sleds per day in Yellowstone
beginning in the winter of 2008-2009.
Conservation groups have long advocated eliminating snowmobiles
from Yellowstone in favor of snowcoaches.

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