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Forest Service says timber project's impacts to endangered species minimal
4+ hour, 26+ min ago (455+ words) The Rand Creek Project includes about 7, 000 acres near Ashley Lake. (Courtesy of U. S. Forest Service) Flathead National Forest is moving forward with a 7, 500-acre timber project near Ashley Lake. The Rand Creek Project includes 4, 595 acres of commercial timber harvest and 2, 937 acres…...
On their own, wolves walk into Washington state
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (569+ words) In 2008, Canadian wolves didn't wait for an invitation from biologists to move them into Washington state. Instead, they trotted across the border because they liked the territory. One rancher I know said, "When wolves first showed up, it felt like…...
Canada goose finds birds of a feather in Whitefish
1+ week, 6+ day ago (795+ words) A Canada goose made friends with a few homeowners in Whitefish in March who were concerned for the seemingly lost, but sweet bird. " "It was here about three days, and then decided to look around," Mitzi Anderson said. "Went down…...
State biologists seek answers to rut in South Fork elk numbers
2+ week, 2+ day ago (615+ words) Elk graze in a field along Middle Road on Thursday, April 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) Casey Kreider When Franz Ingelfinger took over as the Kalispell area biologist for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks four years ago, he kept hearing…...
Can we learn to co-exist with grizzlies?
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (829+ words) Grizzly bear No. 399 and her one-year-old cub after emerging from hibernation, May 16, 2023. (C. Adams/National Park Service via AP, File) This summer, a grizzly cub in Grand Teton National Park gained international fame after an adult male bear killed the yearling's…...
Conservation nonprofits sue feds over wolverine management
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (555+ words) Listed as a threatened species in 2023, wolverines are currently found in several mountain ranges throughout Montana. (Courtesy of Howie Wolke) A coalition of environmental groups is suing the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to designate critical habitat for wolverines....
Osprey monitoring project takes flight in Northwest Montana
3+ week, 4+ day ago (964+ words) A pair of ospreys nest above the Flathead River on Wednesday, April 21. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) Casey Kreider Beth and Bob Watne work to untangle and osprey that is trapped in bailing twine on a fence in Kalispell on…...
Study: CFAC cleanup will have no lasting impact on endangered species
3+ week, 6+ day ago (304+ words) A supplemental biological assessment on the Columbia Falls Aluminum Company Superfund site cleanup found the effort is not expected to have any long-term impacts on several endangered species. The assessment, prepared by Morrison Maierle, was required by the Environmental Protection…...
Bison need better treatment from Montana
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (515+ words) In 1886, the last wild buffalo on the Great Plains was killed among the steep bluffs and badlands of central Montana, the final remnant of the tens of millions of bison that once roamed the nation's vast prairies. " The slaughter of…...
Winging it through winter: Rare Anna's hummingbird finds shelter in Bigfork backyard
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (979+ words) Female Anna's hummingbirds are green, with a small pinkish red marking called a gorget on their throat. (Courtesy of Michell De Leon Tyler) Michell De Leon Tyler poses near a hummingbird feeder and heat lamp she set up on her…...