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Grizzly Bears
Summer Policy and Management Update
Summer Policy and Management Update Photo by Brian Gallup This post provides updates on some of the management projects or key policy issues we’re tracking. Badger-Two Medicine and Helena-Lewis and […]
A Conversation with Dr. Cecily Costello on Grizzly Bears and Climate Change
Climate change has already altered grizzly bears’ food availability, denning behavior, and movements. Climate-related impacts have contributed to increased conflicts with people and cast a shadow over sustained grizzly bear […]
Stop Montana’s Efforts to Kill More Grizzly Bears: Oppose SB 295
Prevent the Delisting of Grizzly Bears The bill directs Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) to adopt mortality thresholds for grizzly bears, including bears killed due to conflicts with livestock, […]
Allow Grizzly Bears to Roam: Oppose SB 85
Prevent the Delisting of Grizzly Bears This bill seeks to improve the likelihood the US Fish and Wildlife Service will recommend that grizzly bears in Montana be delisted from the […]
Fish and Wildlife Service Weighing Whether to Drop Federal Protections for Grizzly Bears
Prevent the Delisting of Grizzly Bears On February 6th, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) announced it will review whether to delist grizzly bears from the Endangered Species Act […]
Public Comments Sought on Statewide Grizzly Bear Plan
Prevent the Delisting of Grizzly Bears This Post has been updated to reflect a 30-day extension for the public comment period. Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks (FWP) released its first […]
Flathead National Forest Denies Holland Lake Lodge Expansion
The public spoke and the Forest Service listened. For now. The day before Thanksgiving, the Flathead National Forest rejected a proposal from Utah-based POWDR corporation to significantly expand and upgrade […]
Grizzly Bear News and Reflections
Current Rise in Grizzly Bear Conflicts Preventable Conflicts between people and grizzly bears rose again last year, while the number of bears poached or killed by managers also grew as […]
Help Improve the Railroad’s Grizzly Bear Plan
Prevent the Delisting of Grizzly Bears Last month, after years of wrangling and delay, the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad finally submitted a formal Habitat Conservation Plan to the U.S. […]