Aquatic Invasive Species

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and partners this year intercepted more than twice as many boats carrying invasive mussels as any other year.

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks said Wednesday a submerged drainpipe may have been how invasive New Zealand mudsnails entered a trout hatchery near Bridger in south central Montana.

Montana watercraft inspectors Sunday stopped a kayak carrying an invasive mussel from Michigan to Glacier National Park. It was the 27 mussel fouled vessel intercepted this season, compared to a total of 16 last year.

Watercraft inspectors in Montana have intercepted a record number of boats carrying invasive mussels this season.

State wildlife officials say a record number of boats carrying invasive mussels have already entered Montana this year. There have been 18 boats...

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has detected over a dozen boats with various aquatic invasive species on board so far this year. The detections come as...

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks announced Mar. 30 that inspectors in Dillon intercepted three boats infested with invasive mussels since Mar. 16. FWP…

Early season boat inspections have begun in the northwest corner of Montana in an effort to block aquatic invasive species.Invaders like quagga and zebra…

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks will lift mandatory boat launch restrictions and decontaminations at Canyon Ferry Reservoir this season following three…

Montana’s U.S. Senators on Wednesday introduced a bill aimed at stopping the spread of aquatic invasive species like zebra and quagga mussels. They have…