Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks

The fading hours of daylight may suggest that we are in the heart of autumn and moving towards winter.

There are some animals that are illegal to own in Montana, but lions and tigers aren't on that list.

The Sundance Recreation Area near Laurel just opened up 25 additional acres of riverfront access.

MT FW&P is investigating over 800 dead whitefish, along with brown and rainbow trout, that were found floating in the Madison River this week.

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has reported a positive test result for Chronic Wasting Disease in a white-tailed buck deer in the Springhill area.

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

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.

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.