Montana
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25- 100 bison to be allowed to wander north of YNP this winter- Most folks will remember this, but if not, last winter a very expensive deal with made to allow a limited number of bison to leave Yellowstone near Gardiner to wander northward. The female bison will be fitted with vaginal transmitters to warm…
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Grizzly bear managers are the largest source of bear mortality in NW Montana- ‘Management removals’ top cause of NW bear deaths. AP. Bozeman Chronicle. One third of the deaths came at the hands of the managers. In second place was illegal shootings, about 15% of the deaths. – – – – – Other Montana bear…
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Since we’ve been talking about Schweitzer and his setbacks in the legislature- Schweitzer: Don’t Read Too Much Into GOP Legislative Victories. By Robert Struckman. New West. Democrats swept the elective state offices, but the Republicans have now claimed both chambers of the Montana legislature. Democrats won governor, secretary of state, attorney general, state auditor and…
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Hunter shoots a Montana grizzly sow, charging to protect cub. Her death one too many for the year- The other day I predicted that the mortality limit for the year would be passed. It was unfortunately an easy prediction. About 10% of the grizzly population has died or been killed this year. If this happens…
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Grizzlies are moving north of the Park in anticipation of the remains of the hunt- This happens every year, Hunter mauled by grizzly north of Gardiner. By Jessica Mayrer Bozeman Chronicle Staff Writer. Update: I found out today the incident was in Eagle Creek. That’s hardly “north” of Gardiner. It’s between Gardiner and Jardine, just…
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Payout for wolf and bear losses in Montana in 2008. Losses are trivial- Some “large” claims are yet to be paid, but this certainly isn’t much — $22,000. Millions of middle income, individual Americans have seen their retirement decline that much this year. This year the tally includes payments for bears as well as wolves…
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Formerly polluted creek near Butte, Montana now has trout- Few creeks were as polluted by mining as Silver Bow Creek near Butte, but after about a century trout, some as big as 18 inches are back. Associated Press story. After a century, trout return to Silver Bow Creek, Montana
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The Western Watersheds Project has opened its Montana office. About 50 enthusiastic folks attended the word of mouth opening last night in Missoula. Montana operations will be run by attorneys Tom Woodbury and Summer Nelson. Woodbury has a number years’ experience in Montana and Idaho conservation battles and Nelson is a new graduate at the…