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Top Story: Locals Only? Tourism Forecasts Indicate Weak Demand For International Summer Travel
February-April traffic through the U.S.-Canada port of entry at Roosville is down 22 percent over the same time last year
With summer tourism season around the corner, Canadian and Chinese visitors are among those concerned about U.S. border policies and visa rules. Will that affect visitation numbers in national parks like Yellowstone, Grand Teton and Glacier?
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Montana Health Officials Monitoring Deer Ticks After 2024 Discovery
Three deer ticks were discovered last year in two Montana counties
Lyme disease-prone ticks identified last year prompt surveillance effort from state health department, public encouraged to ID and report ticks.
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What’s Driving the Obsession for Antlers?
Antlers come in all shapes and sizes and their growth and patterns are influenced by many factors
As interest and the market for antlers soars, elk, deer and moose ‘sheds’ are selling for $13 a pound, up nearly double over the past two decades.
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Critiquing the Emperor in Grizzly Country
Dr. David Mattson, 1954-2025
Biologist David Mattson remembered for career of iconoclastic science on predators.
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Wyoming Wildlife: Game and Fish Releases Revised Fencing Guide
Countless miles of fencing across the West can cause barriers for wildlife migrations
Third edition of landowner handbook reflects updates in research and wildlife-friendly fencing options.
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In Tragic Week for Grizzlies, Food-Conditioned Adult Euthanized in Yellowstone, Grand Teton Cubs Killed by Older Bear
A grizzly paw print on a dumpster in Yellowstone National Park
The Yellowstone bear’s behavior, while
considered rare and exceptional, spells danger for grizzlies across the Greater
Yellowstone Ecosystem.
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Montana's Nighttime Sky Hunters Under Watch
The disappearing common nighthawk
Nighthawks and poorwills are nocturnal birds whose populations are cratering. Now, citizen scientists are joining Montana Audubon and FWP to track the decline of these two aerial insectivores.
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ESA's ‘Harm’: What’s In a Word?
Canada lynx are among many species whose habitat could be harmed if FWS changes "harm" definition in the ESA
FWS proposes dropping ‘harm’ from Endangered Species Act regulations to speed up economic development on critical habitat.
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