Researchers spend years building datasets for elusive wildlife
Canada Lynx. (Chris Peterson/Hungry Horse News)
Canada Lynx. (Chris Peterson/Hungry Horse News)
Luke Lamar, conservation director of Swan Valley Connections, takes a break from his monitoring efforts in the Seeley Lake area. Lamar has assisted in rare carnivore monitoring efforts for about 10 years. (Kianna Gardner/Daily Inter Lake)
Luke Lamar, conservation director of Swan Valley Connections, takes a break from his monitoring efforts in the Seeley area. Lamar has assisted in rare carnivore monitoring efforts for about 10 years now. (Kianna Gardner/Daily Inter Lake)
Kristy Pilgrim, lab supervisor at the genomics lab at the Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Center in Missoula shows DNA samples from different species, including lynx.
In a state where regal mountains and unconfined rivers demand attention and esteem, there exists also the less obvious, but no less significant creatures that call these places home. And one would be hard-pressed to find a Montanan who hasn’t acknowledged a simple creed: our state wouldn’t be as special if our wild landscapes lacked wildlife...
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