Montana’s Senators differ on details, but agree science is key to grizzly de-listing discussion
As grizzly bears reach and surpass recovery goals in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, Sen. Daines and Sen. Tester of Montana agree that science should guide decisions to de-list the species…
Read More...For Predators, Montana’s New Wildlife Laws Bring Cloudy Future
New laws allowing more liberal wolf trapping and hunting and creating leeway for citizens to retaliate to protect their property from grizzly bears are influencing debate over the relationships between…
Read More...Montana officials kill three grizzlies after livestock attacks
Three bears were captured and euthanized in Montana that had chronically depredated livestock. Grizzly bears are protected as a threatened species under federal law, but since their populations have rebounded…
Read More...California wants to buy nonlethal bear traps and pay ranchers when wolves kill their cows
California’s department of fish and wildlife’s funding will be increasing by $252 million, allowing for a range of new wildlife conservation and management initiatives, including $7 million to buy traps…
Read More...NFWF Announces $4 Million in Conservation Grants to Support Big Game Migration Corridors Across the West
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) recently announced $4 million in grant funding for habitat projects throughout the American West to conserve migration corridors and winter ranges for elk,…
Read More...Judge sides with Game and Fish, limits grizzly-killed livestock award
A judge decided Monday to reduce an arbitration panel’s award to a Hot Springs County, Wyoming rancher for cattle lost to grizzly bears. The rancher sought $205,483 in compensation, but…
Read More...UM research suggests social factors important for human-wildlife coexistence
University of Montana researchers recently published a study in the Journal of Wildlife Management analyzing why landowners do or do not secure attractants in bear country. The results suggest that…
Read More...FWP seeks Citizens Advisory Council applicants in southeastern Montana
Volunteer applicants are needed to serve two-year terms on Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ (FWP) region 7 Citizens Advisory Council (CAC). The purpose of the southeastern Montana-based CAC is to…
Read More...Groups ask feds for emergency re-listing of wolves after new Montana, Idaho laws
A handful of environmental groups are seeking the emergency re-listing of Northern Rockies gray wolves after lawmakers in Montana and Idaho passed several new laws aimed at reducing their numbers.
Read More...Colorado learns wolf is female and showing ‘potential denning behavior’ with male wolf
Colorado wildlife officials have identified a collared wolf that’s been living in Colorado since 2019 as a female. “I firmly believe a rancher’s chief priority is to protect lands –…
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