Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks office in Glasgow, Montana. (Darrell Ehrlick/Daily Montanan).
September 26, 2023
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October 7, 2023 midnight
FWP chief takes responsibility for toxic culture at wildlife agency
At a Legislative Audit Committee meeting Thursday, lawmakers had their first chance to address a scathing report that showed more than half of Montana’s game, fish and wildlife wardens fear retaliation and believe the culture in the department is bad, while state auditors found a dearth of required personnel records.
September 27, 2023 midnight
Montana wardens describe fear, intimidation, while audit finds missing paperwork, scattered data
An audit of Montana’s Fish, Wildlife and Parks Enforcement Division paints a picture of employee dissatisfaction, retaliation and fear, while leaders within the department could not provide any human resources paperwork.