"We've shown the ability to manage bears, protect their habitat and population numbers," Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Director Hank Worsech said in a statement. "It's time for us to have full authority for grizzly bears in Montana." But wildlife advocates cautioned against giving the s...
According to Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, the three bears — one near Augusta, one near Dupuyer, and another near Kalispell — were observed in poor condition. The bears exhibited disorientation and partial blindness, among other neurological issues. The animals were euthanized due to their...
HELENA– Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will kick off the biennial hunting season-setting process earlier to allow for more public engagement and greater transparency. Public involvement will begin in June and end in November. In the past, public involvement happened primarily in December and ...
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MFWP) conducts annual telephone surveys of >50,000 deer and elk hunters. We explored how survey data on hunters' sightings of wolves could be used to estimate the occupancy and distribution of wolf packs and predict their abundance in Montana for ...
On Tuesday, the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks imposed “hoot owl” restrictions on the Missouri River, one of the most popular trout fishing sites in the state, between Helena and Great Falls because of warm water temperatures. The rule bans fishing after 2 p.m. (The term...
Montana's vast array of wildlife is one of the top reasons we get so many tourists. The following facts were gathered fromMontana Fish, Wildlife & Parks,A to Z Animals.com, Wikipedia, U.S. Fish & Wildlife, and the National Forest Service. ...
Montana's vast array of wildlife is one of the top reasons we get so many tourists. The following facts were gathered fromMontana Fish, Wildlife & Parks,A to Z Animals.com, Wikipedia, U.S. Fish & Wildlife, and the National Forest Service. ...
Whether wild bison re-inhabit the public lands around the reserve will be largely up to state wildlife officials. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials said last year that they would consider bison on large-scale landscapes like the C.M. Russell refuge. But there’s no timeline for a ...
According to U.S. Census data from 2022, there are more than 1.1 million people living in Montana, and Greg Lemon with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks said Tuesday the bear population isn’t that high in the state. “Fewer bears, deer, elk, combined than people,” Lemon told the Daily...
Some areas of Montana’s national parks are like wide-open zoos, although thankfully you won’t encounter too many wild and ravenous tigers – you’ll definitely meet a few bears though. There is one main zoo in Montana, located in the most populated city of Billings. Undoubtedly this is...