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Montana Health Officials Monitoring Deer Ticks After 2024 Discovery

May 29, 2025 // NEWS: In Short

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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Wyoming Wildlife: Game and Fish Releases Revised Fencing Guide

May 21, 2025 // NEWS: In Short

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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Montana's Nighttime Sky Hunters Under Watch

May 16, 2025 // NEWS: In Short

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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Tragedy Strikes Again: Another of Grizzly 399's Descendants Lost to Vehicle Collision

May 7, 2025 // NEWS: In Short

Royalty: Grizzly 399, Queen of the Tetons, with her four cubs in September 2020. Among them Grizzly 1058
Bear 1058, the five-year-old male from famous quadruplet litter, on Tuesday became the latest casualty on a Grand Teton roadway.
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Wild and Domestic Sheep are Comingling, Raising Concerns Over Disease Transmission

May 2, 2025 // NEWS: In Short

Researchers have been surprised by the numbers of domestic sheep they've found are living near wild bighorn sheep
Researchers for MSU, FWP study are analyzing wildlife-livestock interactions, and seeking public input.
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Considering Grizzlies, Judge Stalls Grazing Plan North of Yellowstone

April 11, 2025 // NEWS: In Short

High ground in Paradise above grazelands
In a win for environmental coalition, wildlife agencies ordered to review livestock grazing impacts on grizzly bears.
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USFWS Extends Comment Period for Grizzly Management Plan

March 28, 2025 // NEWS: In Short

As grizzlies emerge from hibernation, their future remains unclear
This latest change follows feds rejecting state petitions to manage local grizzly populations and extends the public comment period to May 16.
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River Study Offers New Angle on Yellowstone Recreation

March 26, 2025 // NEWS: In Short

Boaters float the Yellowstone River on a hot August day
The Upper Yellowstone Watershed Group report hopes to inform better management for a cherished regional resource.
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Bill Would Redraw Lines Between Wyoming Trappers, Trail Users

February 13, 2025 // NEWS: In Short

Traps and snares near roads and trails can be dangerous to wildlife as well as domesticated pets
Lawmakers push to give wildlife officials authority to end unrestricted trapping access on public lands.
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DEQ Reports Nitrates in Wyoming Community Linked to Septic Systems

February 10, 2025 // NEWS: In Short

Hoback Junction from the air
After years of nitrate contamination in Hoback Junction, its residents are still grappling with access to clean drinking water.
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CWD Cases Increasing as Feedgrounds Remain in Hotseat

January 30, 2025 // NEWS: In Short

CWD affects cervids and is always deadly
Wyoming Game and Fish report fifth chronic wasting disease case near where federal agencies feed elk, first confirmed case at Wyoming elk feedground.
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Fencing Fund Aims to Support Paradise Valley Ranchers, Wildlife

January 29, 2025 // NEWS: In Short

Paradise Valley and the Absaroka Range
PERC launches privately funded pilot project to address fencing issues, rancher needs and wildlife connectivity.
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Montana Launches Study to Verify Accuracy of Bobcat Population Data

January 22, 2025 // NEWS: In Short

Bobcat populations drive harvest quotas set by FWP
FWP aims to close potential gender identification gaps in harvest reports over five years, seeks hunter participation.
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Jackson Tourism Board Reports on Ski Town's Sustainable Future

January 21, 2025 // NEWS: In Short

Crowds at Jackson's Wold Championship Snowmobile Hillclimb
With nearly 3 million annual visitors to Jackson Hole, community gathers to review progress of five-year tourism management plan.
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