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Grizzly bear spotted near Helena along continental divide

Grizzly bear spotted near Helena along continental divide

HELENA, Mont. — A grizzly bear was spotted northwest of Helena along the continental divide during a recent mule deer survey, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Joe Rahn, FWP chief pilot, and an area biologist said he observed the bear while conducting aerial wildlife monitoring. The sighting was reported

Conservationists sue the FS to stop Cooke City deforestation project on the border of Yellowstone National Park | Mike Garrity (copy)

The Cooke City area of Montana has one of the healthiest whitebark pine forests in the region. Yet now, the Forest Service wants to apply an unscientific method of logging across more than 2,000 acres of these whitebark pine forests on the northeastern border of Yellowstone National Park. Whitebark

Lawsuit claims Forest Service project will harm whitebark pine near Yellowstone

Three organizations and an individual are suing the United States Forest Service — specifically the Gardiner District of the Custer Gallatin National Forest — for a plan they say hurts the already-endangered whitebark pine tree while ignoring lynx and grizzly habitat, and relying on unproven studies. The groups say the federal

First Yellowstone grizzly bear emerges from hibernation

Biologists with Yellowstone National Park reported seeing the first grizzly bear of the spring season on Monday, according to a National Park Service press release. The griz was seen in the northern part of the park scavenging on a bull bison carcass in the backcountry. Most male grizzlies emerge from

Yellowstone National Park has first grizzly bear sighting of 2026

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS — On March 9, Yellowstone biologists working in the northern part of the park reported seeing the first grizzly bear of the spring season. The bear was observed in the backcountry scavenging on a bull bison carcass. The first reported grizzly bear sighting of 2025 occurred on March

Mild winter prompts early bear activity concerns in Montana towns

Mild winter prompts early bear activity concerns in Montana towns

MONTANA — A mild winter in Montana has sparked questions about early bear emergence in mountain towns. Wildlife officials noted this year's conditions are unusual, though not yet alarming. In typical years, bears in western Montana are in their dens by early January. However, James Jonkel, a Bear Specialist

Humbug Spires: Butte's climbing and hiking destination

South of Butte in the western reaches of the Highland Mountain range, the Humbug Spires rise to a height of more than 600 feet above the landscape’s trees and boulders. These rock formations are part of an igneous or granitic intrusion. Magma rose from the depths, intruding into the