The group did note some progress in improving arrest protections, increased adoption of adult-use cannabis and low-THC strains from more conservative states, and growing reciprocity programs.
Petitions requesting to delist the Greater Yellowstone and Northern Continental Divide grizzly bear populations provided enough information that the Service would begin a status review to determine whether they warranted delisting.
A Chinese surveillance balloon was detected above Billings within days of a hearing on a bill to prevent foreign adversaries from buying up agricultural land in Montana.
Development in the area has disrupted habitat and water sources for horses and other wildlife, nudging them closer to civilization and highways, experts say.