Saturday, November 16, 2024

ARTICLES BY DIANE TIPTON

Do you know where your boat has been?

Montana’s aquatic invasive species watercraft inspection program is gearing up for another summer, and the first question inspectors will ask is, “Where has your boat been in the past 30 days.” More than 45 newly trained Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks seasonal employees will man the check stations beginning in …
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Do you know where your boat has been?

Montana’s aquatic invasive species watercraft inspection program is gearing up for another summer, and the first question inspectors will ask is, “Where has your boat been in the past 30 days.” More than 45 newly trained Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks seasonal employees will man the check stations beginning in …
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Do you know where your boat has been?

Montana’s aquatic invasive species watercraft inspection program is gearing up for another summer, and the first question inspectors will ask is, “Where has your boat been in the past 30 days.” More than 45 newly trained Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks seasonal employees will man the check stations beginning in …
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Living with wildlife makes economic sense

Montana’s wildlife is one big benefit of being a Montanan — or visiting here. Tourism, an important economic engine in the state, is fueled significantly by visitors interested in viewing wildlife. That’s why learning to live with wildlife and avoiding conflicts makes good personal and economic sense.
WHITEFISH PILOT | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Living with wildlife makes economic sense

Montana’s wildlife is one big benefit of being a Montanan — or visiting here. Tourism, an important economic engine in the state, is fueled significantly by visitors interested in viewing wildlife. That’s why learning to live with wildlife and avoiding conflicts makes good personal and economic sense.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

Guest Column: Talking wild turkey

First-time turkey hunters have some serious research to do in a short period of time, if they haven’t already begun. Montana’s spring turkey season opened April 10 and runs to May 16.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Quieting of the outdoors in conservation in action

Now that winter is gradually setting in, have you noticed how quiet it is outdoors? It is because local wildlife inhabitants from the plains to the mountains – badgers, snapping turtles, ground squirrels, grizzly bears – are conserving energy and migratory song birds have headed off for the winter.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 14 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Web exclusive: A good reason not to run … pack bear spray

Research in Alaska indicates that bear spray reduces the number of bears killed in self-defense and reduces human injuries caused by bears.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Web exclusive: Fact and fiction on bears

Lewis and Clark were among the first to report seeing the "great white bear" about 200 years ago. By that time bear stories were already a favorite of early explorers and trappers, and later these stories appeared in the early correspondence and diaries of pioneers and settlers.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Web exclusive: Grizzlies continue to face challenges

Montanans interested in the well being of grizzly bears have had good and bad news recently.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Column: Be careful ordering online critters

The Internet makes a whole jungle full of “exotic” species available for delivery directly to your home. They may look harmless on the computer screen, but in reality most are not.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 15 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

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