Alex Metcalf

Researchers at the University of Montana found people’s attitudes about wolves are fairly neutral regardless of their political beliefs. But when participants answered questions about political beliefs and then wolves, attitudes changed in a big way.

Montanans have grown more tolerant of wolves over the last decade, according to new survey results.

One side effect of Montana’s growing population is more conflicts between people and wildlife. To meet these new challenges, wildlife managers, and the academic programs that trained, them are adapting.

Tens of millions of people across the West are facing the reality of life in a flammable landscape. When we hear about communities getting wiped out by wildfires, what’s actually going on? Why is it happening? And what can we do about it?

Two University of Montana faculty members won a $1 million grant last week to help conservation groups improve water quality in the Atlantic Coast’s…