Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks

A section of the Yellowstone River between Reed Point and Columbus is closed as a dangerous deteriorated bridge is removed from the river.

During a typical spring, several hundred thousand ducks, geese, swans and other migrating birds rest and refuel near Choteau before continuing their journeys north. Wildlife officials track the number of waterfowl at the Freezout Lake Wildlife Management Area each day, as well as the growing number of visitors from across Montana and neighboring states.

Montana’s second mussel-fouled boat of the year was intercepted Monday at the Dillon watercraft check station.

Gov. Greg Gianforte makes headlines after trapping a Yellowstone wolf — while bills targeting wolves head toward passage. Republican lawmakers want to...

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte is calling his failure to take a required wolf trapping course before trapping and shooting a radio-collared wolf last month a “slight misstep.”

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte took a three-hour long wolf trapping class Wednesday night after receiving a written warning in February for trapping and killing a wolf without having taken the required certification course.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is reminding boat owners to ensure their crafts are cleaned, drained and dry before heading out for the season after watercraft inspectors intercepted a boat with invasive mussels on it this weekend.

Montana wildlife officials have given the state's governor a warning for killing a radio-collared wolf near Yellowstone National Park without first taking a mandated trapping education course

Wildlife officials are finding more evidence of a deadly rabbit virus spreading in Yellowstone County. The first wild cottontail death from hemorrhagic rabbit disease was confirmed Friday, several weeks after 40 feral rabbits died from the virus.

As bears start leaving their winter dens, Montana wildlife officials are asking people to take extra precautions to stay safe and prevent conflicts.