Bison walking along the road at sunrise (Credit: National Park Service / Jacob W. Frank) Each year many people are injured by animals in Yellowstone National Park and some even lose their lives occasionally and sometimes it’s no fault of the animals. Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks Communication and Education Program Manager Bob Gibson has ...
Project Approved To Conserve Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout
Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks and the Gardiner Ranger District Custer Gallatin National Forest have agreed to proceed with the Buffalo Creek Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout Conservation Project. Northern News Network’s Eric Young reports.
Invasive Fish Species Detected Near Yellowstone National Park
One smallmouth bass was caught and released in waters on the border of Yellowstone National Park in the confluence of the Gardener and Yellowstone rivers. The problem is they are voracious predators adaptable and incredibly invasive. Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks is aware of the incident and what the agency might do is still being discussed.
Yellowstone National Park Updates On 2022 Renovation Projects
Yellowstone National Park is celebrating its 150th year as America’s first one. While commemorating the occasion by looking back at its history, Park Ranger Christina White explains the park still has plenty of plans for improvement this year.
Yellowstone National Park Looks Back On Conservation Progress On Anniversary
The is the 150th anniversary year of Yellowstone National Park established as the first national park in the country. To commemorate the occasion, Park Ranger Jake Frank re-capped how conservation of the park progressed and improved over the past century and a half.
Nearly 40 Yellowstone Bison To Be Culled
Most of the 37 bison that were migrating outside of Yellowstone National Park have been sent to be slaughtered as officials have begun the annual program to cull them to prevent the spread of brucellosis to cattle in Montana. Officials plan to remove up to 900 of the park’s 5,000 bison this winter through slaughter relocation and hunting...
Wolves Killed In Region 3 Surpass Limit
Three more wolves were killed in southwestern Montana’s Region 3 hunting district where Yellowstone National Park visitor com to see them even after Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks closed the season there on February 17th when the 82-wolf quota was reached. So far this winter 25 wolves known to park officials have been killed in Montana, Wyo...
New Bison Management Plan For Yellowstone National Park Announced
Federal officials have officially kicked off the drafting of a new management plan for the bison that live in Yellowstone National Park. The idea is to update guidance for managing Yellowstone’s roughly 5,400 bison which are now managed under a 22-year-old document called the Interagency Bison Management Plan. They hope it will result in the r...
Wolf Trapping Closed In Southwest Montana
The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission has voted to stop wolf hunting and trapping in southwest Montana when 82 wolves are killed five more than had been taken by hunter or trappers by Friday. The area was previously managed under low quotas to limit taking of wolves important for the park’s tourism industry. National Park Service officials ...
Local Businesses Worry Wolf Hunting Is Affecting Their Business
30 businesses near Yellowstone National Park are raising concerns about the hunting of wolves emerging from the park setting off bells for wildlife-related businesses in the region. They have writing to Interior Secretary Deb Halland to return endangered-species protections to gray wolves. Cary McGary is owner and lead guide for In Our Nature ...