Outdoors
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Wyoming cuts wolf hunt in half to buoy Yellowstone region's disease-depleted population
Wyoming wildlife managers plan to cut wolf hunting by 50% after a canine distemper outbreak reduced wolf numbers t…
Conservation easement protects wildlife habitat near Glacier National Park
When Connie Lane took her first trip up Going-to-the-Sun Road in 1996, she experienced a moment of transcendence.
UM to celebrate 107th Foresters’ Ball
This year's theme is “Timber Fallin,’ Trucks a Haulin.”
Great Backyard Bird Count at Lone Pine on Feb. 14
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and Flathead Audubon Society invite the public to celebrate birds and community science during a free, family-friendly Great B…
Montana’s tourists are getting older, richer and rarer
While Montana saw fewer tourists in 2025, they came with more gray hair — and more dollars for Montana businesses.
Aquatic invasive species continue to pop up across Montana
Aquatic invasive species continued to spread in 2025 despite the best efforts of state wildlife officials.
Rare bird sighting a feather in the cap for Libby couple
One hundred years after Libby first began participating, the 2025 rendition of the Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count became notable for more than just an annivers…
Statewide sampling shows chronic wasting disease detections up from previous years
The 100% fatal neurological disorder affects ungulates, including mule deer, white-tailed deer, elk and moose, and spreads through both direct and indirect con…
Conservation nonprofits sue feds over wolverine management
A coalition of environmental groups is suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to designate critical habitat for wolverines.
A Christmas night rescue: How search crews found a lost snowboarder off Whitefish Mountain Resort
It was the early evening of Christmas Day when Julie Balch received a call from the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office that a snowboarder had gone missing at Whi…
For Foster, it’s been a rewarding career at Glacier National Park
The complete remodeling of the Many Glacier Hotel. The rebuilding of the Going-to-the-Sun Road; numerous water and infrastructure projects and two notable toil…
Conservation easement enhances wildlife corridor near Whitefish
A newly created conservation easement along the Stillwater River west of Whitefish is expected to help secure a critical wildlife corridor.
Officials to chemically treat Thompson Falls pond infested with goldfish
State wildlife officials plan to dose a pond in Thompson Falls with a common piscicide in a bid to rid the waterbody of nonnative goldfish.
Montana’s snowpack above normal after December storms
The relentless atmospheric river that drenched Montana in December helped ease drought conditions while also delivering robust snowfall to the state’s highest …
Whitefish Mountain Resort evacuates skiers after lift breakdown
Skiers were evacuated from the Chair 1 Big Mountain Express lift at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Friday morning following a mechanical failure, according to re…
Rare leucistic loon the bird of a lifetime for Whitefish photographer
What is the best shot?