Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks

Federal, state and tribal officials typically come to an agreement on Yellowstone bison herd reduction goals by the first of the year.

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana is asking the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to lift threatened species protections for grizzly bears in the northern portion of the state, including areas in and around Glacier National Park, officials said Monday.

malfunctioning gate that lets water out of Hebgen Dam just west of Yellowstone National Park caused flows into the Madison River to plummet early Tuesday, according to dam operator NorthWestern Energy.

The Trust for Public Land says the working-forest conservation easement will allow for sustainable timber production, public access and recreation while ensuring protection of water quality and critical habitat.

State wildlife officials say chronic wasting disease was detected in a deer within the city limits of Baker in southeastern Montana. CWD is a fatal neurological disease that infects members of the deer family.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is advising residents to bring pumpkins in at night in areas of Missoula with frequent bear activity.

A group of Democratic lawmakers on Thursday urged the Biden administration to enact emergency protections for gray wolves in the U.S. West in response to Republican-backed state laws that make it easier to kill the predators.

Big game hunters in northwest Montana were highly successful this past weekend, which kicked off the general rifle season for deer and elk.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is proposing a plan to improve recreational management of the Flathead Lake island properties in northwest Montana.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks acquired a roughly 100-acre property Wednesday near Somers on the north end of Flathead Lake. The property will eventually become a state park, a process FWP says could take months.