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The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission has adopted new administrative rules regarding wolves and grizzly bears.

The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission has adopted new administrative rules regarding wolves and grizzly bears.

The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission has adopted new administrative rules regarding wolves and grizzly bears.

The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission has adopted new administrative rules regarding wolves and grizzly bears.

The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission on Thursday voted to dramatically increase hunting quotas for mountain lions across the state.

The bill comes as the Biden administration recently announced a 12-month review of the bears’ status in a swath of Montana, Wyoming and Idaho.

A major forestry and fuels treatment project proposed for the Bitterroot National Forest has community members and stakeholder groups divided on whether thinning the forest is the best way to

FWP will take public comment on proposals until July 21, with regulations to be voted on at the August meeting of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission.

The dip comes despite new laws and regulations aimed at increasing the take of wolves by hunters and trappers.

Wildlife managers say mule deer in northwest Montana’s Region 1 and west-central Region 2 have seen declines, with habitat a prevailing issue.