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It’s all in the genes: Biologists search for clues in the DNA of one of Montana’s most elusive creatures

The fishers had been live captured from Minnesota forests back in November and transported via pickup truck to a research facility in Northwest Montana. There, biologists prepared the small, weasel-like creatures for release back into the wild.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 0 MINUTES AGO

Sampling work shows CWD detections increase across Montana

Location could also be to blame for a lag in the total number of samples taken. During the 2024-25 season, biologists tested 9,504 samples for chronic wasting disease, compared to just 8,630 for the 2025-26 season.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 0 MINUTES AGO

It’s all in the genes: Biologists search for clues in the DNA of one of Montana’s most elusive creatures

The fishers had been live captured from Minnesota forests back in November and transported via pickup truck to a research facility in Northwest Montana. There, biologists prepared the small, weasel-like creatures for release back into the wild.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 0 MINUTES AGO

Construction will cause partial closures in Two Medicine, St. Mary in Glacier National Park

Officials plan to close access to Two Medicine at the park boundary during the spring and fall of this year to accommodate a trio of construction projects repairing the area’s utilities, water distribution system and roads.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 0 MINUTES AGO

It’s all in the genes: Biologists search for clues in the DNA of one of Montana’s most elusive creatures

The fishers had been live captured from Minnesota forests back in November and transported via pickup truck to a research facility in Northwest Montana. There, biologists prepared the small, weasel-like creatures for release back into the wild.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 0 MINUTES AGO

Float permits, parking ban proposed for Flathead River under new management plan

A recently released rewrite of the Flathead River Comprehensive Management Plan promises to introduce new regulations, including a float permit system, to the waterway in the coming seasons.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 2 DAYS, 15 HOURS AGO

Winter storms drive surge of property damage, shoreline erosion on Flathead Lake

Jeremy Newell felt relief when he saw the weekly forecast called for near-50-degree days in the first week of February.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 3 DAYS, 15 HOURS AGO

Secluded saga: Memoir tells story of couple who homesteaded in the North Fork

The last thing Zach Block expected to find when he slid the pages from their covering was a historical artifact of sorts.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 3 DAYS, 15 HOURS AGO

Feds sued for wolverine management failures

Scientists estimate that a few hundred wolverines currently inhabit mountain ranges in the contiguous United States.
THE WESTERN NEWS | UPDATED 4 DAYS, 7 HOURS AGO

Daines, Zinke start election year with plenty of cash on hand

Initial campaign finance filings show Montana’s incumbents with a hefty lead on the competition heading into the 2026 congressional race.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 DAYS, 15 HOURS AGO

Winter storms drive surge of property damage, shoreline erosion on Flathead Lake

Jeremy Newell felt relief when he saw the weekly forecast called for near-50-degree days in the first week of February.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 6 DAYS, 15 HOURS AGO

Warm dry weather trims snowpack across Montana

Dry conditions and warm winter temperatures hampered snowpack accumulation across Montana during the month of January.
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 6 DAYS, 15 HOURS AGO

Winter storms drive surge of property damage, shoreline erosion on Flathead Lake

Jeremy Newell felt relief when he saw the weekly forecast called for near-50-degree days in the first week of February.
VALLEY PRESS-MINERAL INDEPENDENT | UPDATED 6 DAYS, 15 HOURS AGO

Warm dry weather trims snowpack across Montana

Dry conditions and warm winter temperatures hampered snowpack accumulation across Montana during the month of January.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 6 DAYS, 15 HOURS AGO

Investigation reels in no evidence of invasive trout in Flathead River

State biologists have found no further evidence of invasive brown trout in the Flathead River after a fishy photo surfaced last summer.
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 1 WEEK AGO

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