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Bitterroot Bear Resource Council to host free film screening, panel discussion

The Bitterroot Bear Resource Council will be hosting a film screening and discussion with bear experts at the Hamilton Performing Arts Center on Thursday, March 12. The event begins at 6 p.m. with an introduction by the filmmaker, Dusty Hulet, followed by a screening of the “Bears of Durango”

North America 'heat dome' left winners and losers: study

North America 'heat dome' left winners and losers: study

Billions of mussels scorched and baby birds dropping from sweltering nests: North America's 2021 heatwave caused a cascade of ecological damage, some of it catastrophic, some unexpected, a new study showed Wednesday. The "heat dome" that hit the western United States and Canada, fuelled by human-

Rare species of pink fungus discovered in UK for first time

Rare species of pink fungus discovered in UK for first time

By Lauren Beavis A rare species of pink fungus has been recorded in the UK for the first time. The pale pink, fairy club fungus, known as Clavaria calabrica, was found during a waxcap watch survey in Somerset during autumn last year. The tennis ball-sized fungus has now been

Philippines' 'Cockroach Lord' goes to bat for misunderstood bugs

Philippines' 'Cockroach Lord' goes to bat for misunderstood bugs

A thin band of light from Cristian Lucanas's headlamp pierces the blackness of a Philippine rainforest as he digs through the underbrush before gently scooping up a cockroach with his bare hands. As the Southeast Asian country's lone expert on the oft-misunderstood insect -- and discoverer

American Prairie acquires ‘critical’ wetland habitat

American Prairie has acquired 2,082 acres of “high-value wetland” and grassland habitat in Phillips County, Montana – an area renowned as one of the most important waterfowl breeding regions in North America. Located south of Dodson, and locally known as “Pintail Flatt,” this property comprises 1,762 deeded acres

Millie the peregrine falcon educates on conservation at the MOR

Millie the peregrine falcon educates on conservation at the MOR

Editor’s Note: A previously-published version of this story stated that the Montana Raptor Conservation Center (MRCC) had three seagulls come into the center for lead poisoning and that Director of Raptor Education Keaton Thomas uses he/him pronouns. On March 4, this article was corrected online to reflect

Snowman Protest aims to spread awareness about Montana's warm winter

Snowman Protest aims to spread awareness about Montana's warm winter

A crowd of people — joined by handmade, cardboard snowmen — gathered at Soroptomist Park in Downtown Bozeman on Saturday for a protest. Organizers used the playful winter icons to spotlight Montana’s unusually warm winter and the concerns it raises for the region’s water access and outdoor economy. The protest