Montana Wolf News

FWP Welcomes New Wolf Specialist to Livingston area and Regions 5 and 7 - Feb. 10, 2011
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks welcomes Abby Nelson as the new Livingston-area and Regions 5 and 7 wolf specialist.

FWP Confirms It Will Appeal Wolf Ruling - Aug. 20, 2010
Montana?s top wildlife official confirmed today that his agency will appeal the recent district court ruling that returned the region?s recovered wolves to the federal endangered species list.

State Wildlife Officials Decry Wolf Decision - Aug. 06, 2010
Montana wildlife officials decried today's federal court decision that placed the recovered Rocky Mountain gray wolf back on to the federal list of threatened and endangered species.

Montana Set To Offer Wolf Hunting Licenses Aug. 23 - Jul. 08, 2010
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks will offer licenses for sale beginning Aug. 23 for the state?s regulated wolf hunting season.

Region 6 Open House Set to Discuss Wolf Season - May. 25, 2010
A public open house to discuss tentatively approved regulations for Montana?s 2010 wolf season is set for 7 - 9 p.m. on June 2 in the main meeting room of the Valley County Courthouse in Glasgow.

Open House for Wolf Hunting Season 2010 - May. 25, 2010
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, in Miles City will hold a public open house to discuss tentatively approved regulations for Montana's 2010 wolf season on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 from 7 pm to 9 pm at the FWP regional office conference room.

RMEF Turns Up Heat on Pro-Wolf Groups - Apr. 09, 2010
MISSOULA, Mont. Pro-wolf groups were admittedly ?surprised and disappointed when the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation publicly challenged their mischaracterizations of the real impacts of wolves in the northern Rockies and are feeling even more heat today. Their recent call for a truce has been met with a scathing letter from RMEF President and CEO David Allen, who says Defenders of Wildlife, Western Wildlife Conservancy and others are party to what may become one of the worst wildlife management disasters since the destruction of bison herds in the 19th Century.

Correction: All Wolf Hunting To Close In Montana - Nov. 16, 2009
CORRECTION: The quota in WMU 2 was incorrectly listed as filled. 21 of 22 wolves have been taken. The WMU will still close as will the rest of the state ½ hour after sunset on November 16, 2009.