Chronic wasting disease prevalence is increasing in most of northeast Montana, as is the spread of the disease across the landscape. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks recently tallied results of CWD samples taken during the 2024 big game season. CWD was first detected in northeast Montana in 2018. Annual sampling of hunter- harvested animals, show the prevalence continues to increase, especially

The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission will at the Montana WILD Education Center in Helena and virtually via Zoom on April 17 beginning at 8:30 a.m. The meeting will be streamed live on Fish, Wildlife and Parks’ website and YouTube. Public comment will be accepted on agenda items through March 26. Agenda items include the following: Proposed Fish Removal Project for 2025 – Elk Creek

The Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes, along with four other groups, have asked a federal court judge to let them intervene in a lawsuit that the State of Montana filed against Yellowstone National Park, challenging its latest bison management plan. Previously, the State of Montana said that park officials and biologists had reneged on an agreement to keep the number of bison in the park