Yellowstone National Park

Fishing closures on the Jefferson. Arctic grayling escape fish hatchery. Bison management comment period extended. Dueling wilderness bills advance. Oil & gas cleanup funding for tribal nations.

The Bitterroot National Forest seeks comment on four proposed fuel break projects. The Flathead National Forest is also seeking comment on a proposed logging project. A new report shows Yellowstone visitors, spending dropped by a third this year.

Commissioners passed a statewide hunting and trapping quota of 313 wolves. That’s higher than what was originally proposed by Montana FWP, but lower than last year’s quota.

A visitor to the Yellowstone National Park helped with a calf struggling to cross a river. After, the calf began approaching people and cars, hazardous for all concerned.

The wolf population inside Yellowstone National Park increased over the last year. Watercraft inspection stations across the state have intercepted 24 boats carrying invasive mussels so far in 2023. Wildlife officials are seeking information about a grizzly bear killed earlier this month in Sanders County.

A federal appeals court Thursday overturned a decision by federal wildlife managers that would have allowed them to kill grizzly bears over livestock conflicts in the Bridger-Teton National Forest in Wyoming. Vehicle reservations will be required for nearly all west side entrances of Glacier National Park starting May 26.

A bill creating guidelines for the removal and placement of Native American children in cases of adoption or foster care has been signed into law. Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a law tightening rules for public schools to teach about Native American history, traditions, language and culture. Yellowstone National Park law enforcement officers are investigating an incident last Saturday that resulted in the death of a newborn bison calf.

Conservation groups are challenging a logging project near Yellowstone National Park. The groups say the project will harm threatened grizzly bears.

Yellowstone National Park officials Monday announced the selection of a park concessioner to provide automotive towing and repair services as well as gas stations and convenience stores.

A Montana judge has temporarily restricted wolf hunting and trapping near Yellowstone and Glacier national parks and imposed tighter statewide limits on killing the predators, over concerns that looser hunting rules adopted last year in the Republican-controlled state could harm their population.