Environment

Following record December precipitation, high-elevation snowpacks are at or above average, while low-elevation sites lost ground during warm weather

After representatives of the Missoula Paddleheads told the city they’d like to install artificial turf on Ogren Field, some Missoulians are saying they don’t want more plastic, especially right next to the Clark Fork River.

University of Montana researchers have shown that people can feel more negative toward wolves when reminded of their political affiliations, often because they overestimate the extent of their group’s negative feelings.

The Montana Fish and Wildlife commission recently passed more hunting regulations targeting black bears as part of the commission’s effort to significantly reduce predator populations.

An animal tested positive for brucellosis in Gallatin County, the state Department of Livestock reported in late December.

Elk management is challenging, as one new Fish and Wildlife commissioner is learning. But some sportsmen think it could be improved by changing the season-setting process.

In Yellowstone National Park and areas just outside the park, at least 72 grizzly bears have died in 2025, mostly at the hands of humans.

The Missoula-based Vital Ground Foundation and the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative - announced that they had joined forces to preserve two land parcels near Missoula that are critical for species trying to cross Interstate Highway 90.

Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem trends — which include another high mortality year — are not a cause for concern, federal and state grizzly bear managers say.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is seeking information on the vandalization of pictographs this month at Missouri Headwaters State Park.