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Montana Updates Wolf Management Playbook as Hunting Bills Advance
April 3, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
Wildlife managers release first wolf management plan in 22 years, set minimum baseline population to 450.
Read MoreInside the Battle Over the ESA
March 31, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
Since the Endangered Species Act was passed in 1973, has it been a winning or losing proposition? It depends on who you ask.
Read MoreGrizzlies: Double Vision
February 25, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
With the Endangered Species Act comment period ending March 17, states and advocates are at odds over the future of grizzly bears.
Read MoreIn Response to 2024 Wolf Torture, Killing, Wyoming Seeks to Write New Chapter
February 6, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
Two bills in the Wyoming Legislature seek to outlaw cruelty to predatory animals.
Read MoreGrizzly Bear ESA Status in Question as FWS Cancels Public Meetings
January 27, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pulls out of all four meetings intended to explain its decision to retain grizzlies’ threatened status.
Read MoreTrump Energy Policy Aims to Unplug Endangered Species Act
January 24, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
Executive orders direct agencies to minimize consultations, giving priority to energy and mining permits.
Read MoreMontana Launches Study to Verify Accuracy of Bobcat Population Data
January 22, 2025 // NEWS: In Short
FWP aims to close potential gender
identification gaps in harvest reports over
five years, seeks hunter participation.
The Daunting Challenges Facing Canada Lynx
January 3, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
As a warming climate grips North America, the lynx remains
threatened in the Lower 48. It could get worse.
To Honor Bear 399, Limit Traffic and Development
December 12, 2024 // OPINION: Op-ed
Unchecked growth and exploding driving rates are endangering Greater
Yellowstone’s wildlife. It’s time to take the crisis seriously.
The Mother We Shared: Reflections on the Life of Bear 399
October 30, 2024 // OPINION: Essay
An author and first responder weighs
the magnitude of the impact 399 had on her enamored followers, and examines how
we can bridge the gap for bears and other wildlife as we walk forward without
the Queen of the Tetons.
Scientific Conference on Greater Yellowstone Comes to Big Sky
August 26, 2024 // NEWS: In Short
Conservation stakeholders converge Sept. 3-5 to share research and advance
conservation awareness and efforts in the GYE.
Montana Lays Plans for Federally Funded Wildlife Overpass
August 19, 2024 // NEWS: In Short
Application period for projects mitigating vehicle-wildlife
collisions closes Sept. 4
Grizzly Hunting is Trophy Hunting
May 23, 2024 // OPINION: Op-ed
In this op-ed, a former Yellowstone park ranger turned independent grizzly
bear researcher writes that states will institute grizzly bear hunting if
grizzlies lose protection under the Endangered Species Act.
GUEST LETTER: FWP Misses the Mark on Grizzly Delisting
February 28, 2024 // OPINION: Guest Letter
Chris Servheen, former grizzly bear recovery coordinator with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and five wildlife experts say Montana isn't ready to remove grizzly bears from the Endangered Species List.
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