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…
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Producer-Led Letter Asks USDA for Non-Lethal Predator Risk Management Assistance
by Colter BrownWestern Landowners Alliance (WLA) is working with livestock producers from across the Intermountain West to help USDA understand the need for cost-sharing programs to assist producers with predator conflict prevention…
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In a recent letter to leadership of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee, Montana Senator Steve Daines joined Wyoming Senators John Barrasso and Cynthis Lummis and Idaho’s Mike Crapo and James Risch,…
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Montanans Share Concerns About Rising Grizzly Bear Conflict With Governor Gianforte
by Colter BrownFAIRFIELD, Mont. – As the State of Montana awaits a response to its petition to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to delist grizzly bears in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem…
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Grizzly Bear Confirmed to Have Killed Calves, Euthanized Near Augusta
by Colter BrownAfter confirming four calves were killed by a grizzly bear along the Rocky Mountain Front near Augusta, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services…
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Wyoming Game and Fish Reports Increased Grizzly Captures and Livestock Conflicts
by Colter BrownThe Wyoming Game and Fish Department released its annual report on grizzly bear management captures, relocations, and removals. The report noted a sharp increase in conflicts with grizzly bears. Nearly…
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Federal Court Ruling Returns Gray Wolf to the Endangered Species List
by Colter BrownToday, the Ninth Circuit Court ruled to remand and vacate the gray wolf Endangered Species Act (ESA) delisting announced by the Trump administration in 2020. The ruling by Judge Jeffrey…
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MT Stockgrowers Oppose Using Montana Wolves for Reintroduction into Colorado
by Colter BrownRecently, the effort regarding the reintroduction of wolves in Colorado has generated national attention and has started a conversation between Montana producers recalling our state’s own reintroduction over two decades…
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States Submit Petition To Remove Greater Yellowstone Grizzlies from Endangered Species List
by Colter BrownCHEYENNE, Wyo. – Fulfilling a promise made in September, Governor Mark Gordon has officially petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to remove the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) population…
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Montana Petitioning Federal Government to Delist NCDE Grizzly Bears
by Colter BrownHELENA, Mont. – Governor Greg Gianforte today announced the state of Montana is petitioning the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to delist grizzly bears in the Northern Continental Divide…