Wolves

Wolves are among Yellowstone's most popular sights – so popular and so closely watched they can become accustomed to seeing people. But when wolves leave the park, that familiarity can turn deadly for them. MTPR's Elinor Smith spoke with Nick Mott, who dug into what happens when the animals cross park boundaries.

In a reversal, federal wildlife managers won't issue a national wolf recovery plan; Hunters unscathed after grizzly bear charge.

Montana wildlife managers are allowing hunters to kill a record number of wolves this season. Supporters of the policy say the practice helps reduce livestock losses to wolves. New research indicates that's not necessarily the case.

Wildlife managers this week decided to increase this year's wolf hunting and trapping quota by more than 100 animals and change how wolf hunting regions are divided.

State wildlife officials will take up a proposal Thursday to overhaul hunting regulations in order to reduce wolf numbers statewide. But locals near Yellowstone National Park say the proposal would impact the region’s vulnerable wolf population and the economy built around it.

A federal judge Tuesday ordered wildlife managers to reevaluate whether wolves should be placed back under federal protections.

Wildlife managers earlier this month proposed new hunting and trapping regulations that could cut the state’s wolf population in half.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has published its final statewide wolf management plan. This is the final step in updating the 22 year-old document that guides how the agency manages wolves.

Briefs: Montana FWP is one step closer to replacing its 22-year-old wolf management plan. Mountain lion found dead near Troy with its head and tail cut off.

Republican lawmakers want to cut Montana’s wolf population in half. One bill to do that received preliminary approval in the state House.