bears

Luckily the black bear has some skills to get away from grizzly bears.

It's true that some things never seem to change at Yellowstone National Park, but a new family retro video shows that other things have. It dates back to the 1950's and shows how many tourists used to hand-feed bears.

I want to be clear that no bears were harmed in the making of this video. It was an innocent moment when a bear misjudged a stream and ended up going over one of the waterfalls in Yellowstone National Park.

Rep. Paul Fielder (R-Thompson Falls) sent us an update on the wildlife related bills he is working on before the Montana Legislature. Plus, his bill to eliminate taxes on social security is now off the table for reconsideration.

If you visit Yellowstone National Park now, you'll find feeding bears solidly in the "don't" column. But, there was an era many years ago when people were not only allowed to feed bears in Yellowstone, the practice was sort of encouraged.

So much cuteness. A family checked their security cam video and noticed something unusual. First, a bear family was spotted outside of their home. As an added bonus, the video also showed one of the bear cubs trying to catch the snowflakes.

Bears eat ravenously to prepare for hibernation just as fruit begins to ripen.

Park staff received several reports from visitors of encounters with a bear or bears Sunday.

Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials say there were no attractants that would have drawn the bears to the tracks.

The Lolo Peak fire in 2017 was enormous and some of the impacts can still be felt.