HELENA – While the population remains strong, wolf numbers did again fall slightly in 2022, according to the 2022 Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Wolf Report. “We’re meeting the legal requirement…
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Legislation to remove the grizzly bear from the Endangered Species List in the Greater Yellowstone and Northern Continental Divide Ecosystems, took a big step forward last week. The House Committee…
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Op-Ed: Play the Wildlife Services Coverage Drinking Game!
by Colter BrownBy Cat Urbigkit, Reprinted courtesy of Cowboy State Daily Just as surely as we change the clocks for daylight savings time and the weather gives us hints of spring before…
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Choteau Rancher to Testify in Hearing on Grizzly Bear Management
by Colter BrownChoteau, Montana rancher Karli Johnson will serve as one of the witnesses in a House Natural Resources Committee hearing on Thursday, March 23rd at 8:15 am, Mountain Time. The hearing…
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Coyotes Remain Biggest Cause of Sheep and Lamb Losses in Wyoming
by Colter BrownWyoming sheep and lamb producers lost 42,000 animals to weather, predators, disease, and other causes during 2022, representing a total value of $8.62 million, according to a survey conducted by…
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Governor Gianforte Directs FWP To Develop New Wolf Management Plan
by Colter BrownHELENA, Mont. – Governor Greg Gianforte today directed Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) to develop a new wolf management plan for the state. “Given the public and legislature’s engagement…
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Court Ruling Reinstates Modernized Endangered Species Rules
by Colter BrownWASHINGTON, September 21, 2022 – Modernized Endangered Species Act regulations will be reinstated after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled today that a district court improperly vacated 2019 revisions.…
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Governor Gianforte Blasts Federal Overreach From Biden Fish & Wildlife Service
by Colter BrownHELENA, Mont. – Amid nearly nine months of silence from the Biden administration on Montana’s petition to delist the recovered grizzly bear in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem, Governor Greg…
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Court Grants Agriculture Coalition Intervention in Gray Wolf Lawsuit
by Colter BrownThe National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), Public Lands Council (PLC), American Sheep Industry Association (ASI), American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and other agriculture coalition members commended a decision from the…
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Wolf numbers and distribution continue to be stable across Montana, according to numbers released Monday in the 2021 Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Wolf Report. “What the data shows us…