Montana FWP

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is telling county commissioners that Lake Elmo in Billings needs to be drained following the discovery of an invasive species known as asian clams.

Is it just me, or does it seem like we have been seeing way too many incidents of poaching, and wildlife simply left to waste? Or, are we just noticing these stories more often?

Most Montanans wouldn’t be too surprised to catch a brown trout in a local river, but one pulled out of the Kootenai river triggered alarm at FWP.

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is having issues retaining wardens and has a call out for new recruits. Montana FWP Spokesman Ron Aasheim says that retaining wardens has been a constant struggle. "Typically, it's the fact that other law enforcement opportunities provide them better financial compensation. Th...

Another poaching incident in Western Montana has authorities looking for clues.

Early reports of otherwise healthy deer falling over dead in Missoula began pouring in to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials around mid-September. Since then, more than 400 whitetail deer carcasses have been found in Missoula, and now authorities have proof of what likely led to the die-off.