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Olivia Weitz/Yellowstone Public RadioAround 20 fishing access sites on the Yellowstone River in Southwest Montana temporarily closed after the floods last June. Most of these sites required repairs and debris cleanup. -
Roger Peterson / US Forest Service/Wikimedia CommonsAfter the Yellowstone River flooded last June some anglers were worried that fish populations would be decimated. While biologists are still trying to get a full picture of how the fish were impacted, early indicators are not showing catastrophic losses.
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Big game animals in Montana and Wyoming have had a tough winter. Now, both states are looking to limit interaction between humans and animals to keep their stress to a minimum. -
Severe winter weather coupled with an ongoing pneumonia outbreak is killing a growing number of pronghorn in western Wyoming.
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A conservation group is worried the project near Yellowstone’s West Entrance will harm grizzly bears. In documents released earlier this month forest officials found no significant impact for the South Plateau Landscape Area Treatment Project.
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The conservation-focused investment firm Beartooth Group initially bought the two island parcels as part of a larger ranch purchase. The firm's founder says selling the island properties to the state helps ensure they continue to be wildlife habitat and maintain river health.
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In a news release Tuesday Yellowstone officials say a park wildlife biologist on a tracking flight spotted the first grizzly to emerge from hibernation.
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Year-end data from Yellowstone National park show visitation in 2022 was down about a third from 2021, the park’s busiest year on record.
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As more lands become developed in the Gallatin Valley, some wildlife habitat is being lost.
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The move was the single largest transfer under the Bison Conservation Transfer Program, which relocates Yellowstone bison to Native American tribes around Montana and the country.
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Gov. Greg Gianforte celebrated U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s initial finding while environmentalists cast doubt on the state’s ability to manage the Montana state animal.
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A study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds that climate change, pesticides and shifting land cover over the last two decades are connected with a decrease in the western bumble bee’s presence across Montana.
