Brown trout decline across southwest Montana rivers
Southwest Montana has a brown trout problem. The species is dropping in numbers across a wide range of the regionâs rivers, biologists are stumped as to the cause, and a looming summer of drought is putting on the heat. Itâs all hands on deck, and the experts are out for solutions. âWhile we try to figure out what's really the root cause of this, we should certainly be doing something. I'm not the decision maker, but that's how I feel based on what's going on biologically â we should be doing something," said Jim Olsen, Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks fisheries biologist f...
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