Posted by Matt Skoglund in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
You could pay an outfitter in the Northern Rockies $3,600 or $2,900 for a guided hunt to kill one wolf, or you could come to Montana and illegally poach two wolves for $1,135. And you don't need to worry...continued→
Posted by Matt Skoglund in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Better late than never, Montana shut down the wolf hunt just north of Yellowstone National Park for the season on Tuesday. The first fair-chase wolf hunt in Montana's history began on September 15th. The problem with the hunt (besides...continued→
Posted by Matt Skoglund in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Too many wolves from Yellowstone National Park and the wilderness area immediately north of the Park have already been killed in Montana's first public wolf hunt in decades, which is why Montana temporarily suspended the backcountry wolf hunt just...continued→
Posted by Matt Skoglund in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
In a huge victory today, U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy restored Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for Yellowstone's iconic grizzly bears. Judge Molloy issued his ruling in a case brought by the Greater Yellowstone Coalition in the federal district...continued→
Posted by Matt Skoglund in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Yellowstone National Park estimates that approximately 3,300 bison currently roam its wild landscape. The Park's annual summer bison population estimate, which is based upon aerial surveys conducted over the summer, was released on Friday. Yellowstone's bison are the only...continued→
Posted by Matt Skoglund in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
The Roosevelt Arch, inscribed with the words "For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People," is located at the north entrance of Yellowstone National Park in Gardiner, Montana. The arch's cornerstone was laid by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1903. President...continued→
Posted by Matt Skoglund in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Numerous notable news stories regarding wildlife in the West have surfaced in the past week regarding various critters that call the Rockies home. Here are a few of them: Requests for bison from Yellowstone National Park, which have been quarantined since...continued→
Posted by Matt Skoglund in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Yesterday, oral arguments were presented before a Montana district court judge in the Montana Stockgrowers Association's lawsuit against the State of Montana over bison management on the Horse Butte peninsula in Montana. The Stockgrowers Association and two Montana cattle...continued→
Posted by Matt Skoglund in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) restored Montana's brucellosis-free status yesterday. That is good news for the State of Montana and its livestock producers. Brucellosis is a disease that causes pregnant animals to abort,...continued→
Posted by Matt Skoglund in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Yesterday, I wrote about my training day in the Gallatin Mountains with the Whitebark Pine Aerial Assessment Team. Below are some pictures from that incredible, yet discouraging, day: The Team going over equipment and protocol on Tom Miner Creek Road on...continued→
