Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks bear management specialists euthanized a grizzly bear that frequented near homes by the Flathead River. Northern News Network’s Eric Young reports.
Congressman Rosendale Continuing Push To De-list Grizzly Bears
With the Northern United States’ grizzly bear population back to over 1,000 many groups and representatives are calling for the animal to be removed from the endangered species list and National Resources Committee member Matt Rosendale is one of them. The Congressman points to the current Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland as one of the reason...
FWP Increasing Efforts To Address Grizzly Bear Management In Montana
There have been many calls recently to de-list grizzly bears in Montana as an endangered species with proponents pointing to restored population numbers. Although the decision ultimately lies with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,Hank Worsech Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks is looking at how to address these issues themselves due to the pote...
Wolf Trapping Season Begins Next Week
Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks announced the opening of wolf trapping season Tuesday for the northwestern south-central and northeastern parts of the state. According to MTN News Montana wolf trappers are able to bait their traps which biologists have indicated may lead to conflicts with grizzlies before they’ve entered hibernation. Wolves ar...
Lamb Board Chairman Talks Potential De-Listing Of Grizzly Bears
There’s been a push recently by Montana political leaders for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to de-list grizzly bears as an endangered species. At this year’s Montana Wool Growers’ Convention, Dan McEwen from the American Lamb Board commented on the progress made thus far as saving the species. https://northernbroadcasting.com/wp-content/u...
Montana Requests De-listing of Grizzly Bears
It was recently announced that Montana asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to lift threatened species protections for grizzly bears in the northern part of the state. Joe Dellwo is a rancher out of Bynum who recently shared his thoughts on the impact of grizzlies and why he thinks they should be de-listed. https://northernbroadcasting.com...
Grizzly Management Decision Moves To Montana Officials
Finalizing a revised plan for managing grizzly bear mortality in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem took a step forward Tuesday when The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission approved it. The memorandum of agreement now must be approved by wildlife officials in Montana and Idaho before the Cowboy State can petition the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...
Fish & Wildlife Service Sued Over Expanding Montana Refuge
The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Monday over expansion of hunting and fishing access to federal wildlife refuges including the Swan River National Wildlife Refuge in Montana. It accuses Fish and Wildlife, now led by former Montana Department of Fish Wildlife & Parks Director Martha Williams, of fa...
Congressman Rosendale Proposes Amendments To De-List Bears, Wolves & Sage Grouse
While gray wolves are under pressure from a federal delisting and increased hunting in some Rocky Mountain states, wildlife officials heard a number of detailed options Thursday in Lamar Colorado. They heard from a technical working group composed of various federal agencies and wolf experts from Montana and Oregon. Representative Matt Rosenda...