Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks

The impetus for this story comes from a report of an injured bear that had to be euthanized near Kila, Montana.

Montana FWP captured two grizzly bears in the Flathead Valley and moved them to remote sections of the Flathead National Forest.

Montana FWP are investigating the death of a grizzly bear from a reported self-defense shooting in the Cabinet Mountains.

Lake County Sheriff Don Bell said early this week that 9-1-1 received a call from a distressed boater that their boat was sinking on Flathead Lake, but contact was lost before the exact location could be determined.

A mountain biker near Whitefish had a close encounter with a mountain lion and her cubs last week, and even though no one was hurt, Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks Education and Program Manager Dylan Tabish reminds hikers and mountain bikers to be aware of wildlife confrontations.

The temperature will be climbing into the mid to upper 80’s by the end of the week, but Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks is advising people that it’s still not safe to be on area rivers.

Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks officials were forced to euthanize a three year-old male grizzly bear after it repeatedly broke into chicken coops, killing several chickens over a number of days.

With the advent of spring, Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks have opened selected watercraft check stations throughout the state.

A recent Associated Press report stated that a newly created group expressed criticism of the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks' aquatic invasive species prevention program.

They had spent enough time hanging around the Rattlesnake Recreation area and thought a trip downtown might be a good idea, but for this mother moose and her calf, it proved to be just too much human contact.