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Montana could lose as much as 35% of its cold-water trout habitat by 2080, a new study says.
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After initially setting the quota in a hunting management unit north of the park at 10 wolves, commissioners reduced it to 6.
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A new bird banding station next to downtown Helena is bringing people up close and personal with birds. It’s part of a nationwide data collection effort tracking bird populations — which is critical as numbers decline globally.
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Wildlife officials on Friday implemented fishing restrictions on parts of the Smith and Sun rivers. Low water flows and high temperatures will prohibit fishing from 2 p.m. to midnight.
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Unlike on the East Coast where many bats spend the winter in caves, bats in Montana hibernate in scattered populations, which makes them — and diseases — harder to track.
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The project aims to remove invasive brook trout from the Upper Shields River watershed in order to protect cutthroat trout.
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United Property Owners of Montana has argued that elk are overgrazing on ranch lands, leading to grass shortages for cattle. The group wants private landowners to have more say in how Montana FWP manages elk herds. The "Keep Elk Public" coalition says this would give landowners too much power.
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A spokesperson for FWP says mountain lions are common visitors to the city.
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This season, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is closing down watercraft inspection stations in areas where risk of aquatic invasive species coming from out-of-state boats is considered low.
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This week, testing confirmed the avian flu in three dead tom turkeys from the campus flock.