Cubs and Bears--But Not In Chicago

 yellowstone grizzly bear cubsYellowstone National Park is home to hundreds of wildlife species including grizzly bears, black bears, bison, elk, and wolves. For more than 100 years people have been touring and exploring the park hoping for a glimpse of those animals in their natural, rugged habitat. More>>>

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Montana's SAFEST CITY is...

Bozeman Montana"It's a community saying this isn't how we want to behave. We don't want to hurt each other, we don't want to harm each other, we don't want to steal form each other," said McLane. "It's everybody working together to have that happen and it gives us the chance for us to focus our energies on the things that will help keep us being the safest city."

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Gigantic Paddlefish Close The Season

Yellowstone paddlefishAnglers at the Intake fishing access site between Glendive and Sidney were averaging about 90 paddlefish a day, quickly hooking up and leaving after filling their tag, according to Mike Backes, Region 7 fisheries manager. On Wednesday, the largest fish of the season was caught — a 96-pounder.

The Missoulian

Elk Numbers UP 2X in SE Montana

Montana elkElk populations in southeast Montana have doubled in the past nine years, according to recent surveys, presenting a challenge to state wildlife officials worried that continued growth will wear out the big ungulates’ welcome on private lands as well as degrade the habitat for mule deer and livestock.  MORE>>>


Billings Gazette

Like an Empty Aquarium--The American Prairie Reserve Project

bison american prairie reserveIts plan is to buy out Poole’s neighbors and assemble as much as 3.5 million acres (1.4 million hectares) of contiguous private and public land -- about a million acres more than Yellowstone National Park to the south -- in a bid to build an American Serengeti, where the deer and the antelope can again play free MORE >>>

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