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Proper Protection or Perverse Incentive? Orgs Challenge ESA Process

March 14, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Centennial Valley, Montana, west of Yellowstone National Park
Two Montana nonprofits have filed suit against the Endangered Species Act’s ‘Blanket Rule.’
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CWD Suspected in Dead Elk at Wyoming Feedground

March 12, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Elk feedgrounds are seeing increased cases of chronic wasting disease
As cases of the always-fatal disease increase, wildlife managers are grappling with complex management decisions.
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The Cost of Eggs? How Bird Flu is Impacting Greater Yellowstone

March 11, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Bird flu is impacting more than just poultry and the cost of eggs
Since the avian influenza outbreak began in 2022, nearly 164,000 birds have been affected in Montana alone.
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MSU Lyme Disease Research Squeaks Through NIH Funding Freeze

March 11, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

MSU's microbiology lab received a $2.8 million grant for Lyme disease research
Montana scientists join protests across the U.S. against White House interference.
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Trump Administration Seeks to Unravel NEPA

March 7, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Trump delivered a joint address to Congress: "Drill, baby, drill."
The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 kept all agencies following the same guidelines. An expedited rule change could dismantle that system by April 11.
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Labor Board Temporarily Reinstates Laid-off Forest Service Workers’ Employment

March 7, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Hundreds of Forest Service and Park Service employees lost their jobs in a sweeping round of layoffs implemented at the behest of a Department of Government Efficiency
The order by the Merit Systems Protection Board gives USDA five days to comply with a stay on the workforce reduction.
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Will Federal Freeze Stymie Wildland Fire Fights?

March 4, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Firefighters hold the line at the September 2018 Roosevelt Fire near Bondurant, Wyoming
Delays in hiring crews and funding hazardous fuels projects worry officials as the 2025 fire season approaches.
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Elk in Crazy Mountains Test Negative for Brucellosis, Easing Livestock Concerns

March 3, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks recently captured and tested elk for brucellosis in the Crazy Mountains
Agency and state officials complete latest surveillance effort in Montana's ongoing battle against wildlife-livestock disease.
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Ranchers Weigh Shorter Leases Against Permanent Easements

February 28, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Conservation easement or conservation lease? FWP looks to incentivize landowners in different ways
Amid concerns over the long-term value of Montana's conservation leases, FWP program races toward 500,000-acre goal.
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Conservation Groups File Notice to Sue Feds Over New Gold Mine

February 26, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

The South Fork of the Salmon River flows near the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness
The Stibnite project site would be the fourth-largest gold operation in the U.S. by grade, and the only domestic source of mined antimony.
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Grizzlies: Double Vision

February 25, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Approximately 2,100 grizzlies currently inhabit the Lower 48
With the Endangered Species Act comment period ending March 17, states and advocates are at odds over the future of grizzly bears.
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Update: CWD Spreads to Wyoming Feedground

February 17, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Elk queue to make their way across the flats at the National Elk Refuge in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Increase in chronic wasting disease numbers among elk at Dell Creek Feedground marks new territory for always-fatal disease.
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Predator Management: What Africa can Teach Greater Yellowstone

February 11, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Ecologist Scott Creel suggests Yellowstone could learn from Africa's wildlife-management practices
MSU ecologist’s new research papers examine large carnivore populations in Zambia’s national parks and explore the best ways to manage wildlife.
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Trump’s Tariff Tussle Tangles Montana

February 7, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Montana-made whiskey isn't the only commodity affected by trade with Canada
Fast-moving announcements of U.S. trade wars against Canada, Mexico and China leave state stakeholders bracing for market turmoil.
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