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Bye bye black bear: Worden black bear safely relocated

Bye bye black bear: Worden black bear safely relocated

A young black bear needed some help flying the nest Monday. Crews had to evict a subadult black bear Monday night who’d curled up under the porch of a property in Worden. Yellowstone County deputies and troopers with Montana Highway Patrol assisted members of Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks

Black bear euthanized at Beavertail Hill State Park after entering campers' tent

Black bear euthanized at Beavertail Hill State Park after entering campers' tent

MISSOULA, Mont. – Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) euthanized a black bear that entered a tent at Beavertail Hill State Park campground on Tuesday morning. FWP said the bear entered the tent while campers were in it, but nobody was injured. FWP said it euthanized the bear because it had

Montana FWP euthanizes black bear that entered tent

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials euthanized a black bear that entered a tent at Beavertail Hill State Park near Missoula. According to a press release, on Tuesday morning the black bear entered a tent that had campers in it, but no one was injured. Agency officials lethally removed the

'Terrifying': Hiker from California describes being bitten by grizzly in Glacier National Park

A California man has written a brief description of being attacked by a grizzly bear while hiking in Glacier National Park on May 28. Daniel Crago posted his recollection of the incident on a GoFundMe page seeking donations for his medical treatment. Crago wrote that he and his friend were

'Lawless and dangerous': DNRC weighs closure of Gallatin Gateway parcels over unregulated shooting

'Lawless and dangerous': DNRC weighs closure of Gallatin Gateway parcels over unregulated shooting

The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation has until July 1 to decide whether to close two state trust land parcels near Gallatin Gateway to recreational shooting. At a June 3 public hearing at Gallatin Gateway Community Center, not a single person showed up to oppose the closures. Two

Pondera County man sentenced for poaching trophy buck

A Pondera County man has been sentenced after poaching a trophy white-tailed deer buck last year. Tony Zimbelman, 23, initially claimed that he’d taken the deer with archery equipment during archery season, a press release from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks said. Following a tip, game wardens discovered

Bird watchers are invited to help with nighthawk studies

Bird watchers are invited to help with nighthawk studies

HELENA, Mont. – Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) is looking for bird watchers to help track common nighthawks now that summer has arrived. To learn more about this bird, the FWP, Montana Audubon and Tracy Aviary collaborated to collect data, and they have asked for Montanans’ help to conduct surveys.