Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks

Following a Helena judge’s ruling last month, Montana’s wolf hunting and trapping seasons are underway with looser regulations. But two conservation groups say their lawsuit against Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks is far from over.

There were 47 grizzly bear mortalities in northwest Montana this year, which is just below the record-breaking numbers from the recent past. Experts say some of those bears appeared to have a brain disease which has not been seen in this population.

A coalition of hunters focused on elk management in Montana announced a proposal to set aside a portion of the state’s billion-plus dollar budget surplus to fund habitat restoration and improvement projects across the state.

Conservationists are suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over the lack of a nationwide recovery plan for endangered wolves.

A Helena judge on Tuesday dissolved a temporary restraining order that lowered some wolf hunting and trapping limits.

The order also temporarily prohibits the use of snares and lowers the bag limit to bring 2022-2023 regulations closer to the regulations in play before the Montana Legislature passed a suite of laws increasing the number of wolves hunters and trappers can kill.

Conservation groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday alleging that Montana’s wolf hunting and trapping policies violate state and federal laws.

Wildlife conservation groups have created an app for amateur scientists to help data collection efforts on animal movements across Montana. One of the goals of the program is to prevent wildlife collisions on roads and train tracks.

Stage 1 fire restrictions banning campfires and limiting outdoor smoking had been in place since late spring.

Montana could lose as much as 35% of its cold-water trout habitat by 2080, a new study says.