Articles with the Tag: bears

RONAN — During the Fourth Annual Wildlife Festival on Saturday, a free cider pressing, information on fruit gleaning and chronic wasting disease were offered to the public. The event, held Saturday, Sept. 14 at the Ronan Visitor Center, also came with an opportunity to speak with CSKT Wildlife biolo...

News form Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — September is Bear Aware month in Montana and as bear activity increases and archery hunters take the field, Gov. Greg Gianforte, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, and several partner organizations, are highlighting the importance of being bea...

News from FWP MONTANA— The subadult female grizzly bear wasn’t hanging around to wait for the trap door to open all the way. She was done with confinement.   With the buzz of a drone above her and the Wyoming high country in front of her, she bounded out the culvert-shaped trap when ...

News from Montana, Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — This month, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks researchers will begin the second season of a multi-year study on black bears aimed at better understanding and estimating the population across the state. FWP staff will collect hair samples b...

News from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA — Most of Montana’s 76 Wildlife Management Areas open at noon on Wednesday, May 15. The long winter and heavy snowpack have left a limited area for wildlife to forage. With grizzly bear activity increasing, people visiting WMAs should remai...

News from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks HELENA – As spring weather approaches, we’re all anxious to head outdoors, and bears are leaving their winter dens. This time of year, bears are waking up from hibernation and are pretty hungry. So, it’s best for you, and for the bears, not ...