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Conservationists appeal Trump admin’s plan to evict bison from Montana public land: American Prairie and Western Watersheds Project say the changes amount to illegal rule-making

Conservationists appeal Trump admin’s plan to evict bison from Montana public land: American Prairie and Western Watersheds Project say the changes amount to illegal rule-making

Conservation groups have filed at least three separate appeals seeking to halt the Trump administration’s decision to evict more than 900 bison from large swaths of federal land in central Montana. The administration’s decision in early May to rescind American Prairie’s bison grazing permits marked a victory

Forest Service attempts to illegally shrink 'secure habitat' in huge deforestation project | Mike Garrity

Grizzly bears were put on the Endangered Species List in 1975 — 51 years ago. They will not be recovered until bears from the Northern Continental Divide and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem can naturally connect to provide crucial genetic exchange to prevent irreversible inbreeding. Yet, despite having a legal mandate to

BLM upholds decision to revoke American Prairie's bison grazing leases

Some bison can be grazed on federal lands, but not American Prairie’s conservation herd, the Bureau of Land Management has ruled again. In a 23-page final decision issued on May 8, the agency’s acting director has upheld the Secretary of the Interior’s overturning of the Montana

'He loved Montana': The myths and legends of Ted Turner at home in southwest Montana

As executive director of the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Mike Clark would often drive to the Flying D Ranch southwest of Bozeman to talk with Ted Turner about conservation at the elegant but modest log ranch home the media mogul co-decorated with Jane Fonda. Turner, who died Wednesday at age

'They're reclaiming': Tribal students tap ancestral knowledge at Montana State with buffalo harvest

Larry Ground stood in the center of a circle of teenagers sitting cross-legged on buffalo hides and began to sing in the Blackfeet language. By afternoon Tuesday, those same students would be elbow-deep in a traditional buffalo harvest on the Montana State University campus, hands slick with blood

Boom and bust: How trade, conflict and opportunity shaped Montana’s early economy

Great Things in Great Falls: Spring in the Electric City

GREAT FALLS, Mont. - Spring in Great Falls means it's time again for getting out of the house and enjoying some events around town. Happening this weekend is the Home and Garden Show at the Montana Expo Park. You can also get ready for the Easter Egg Hunt with