SB 58 was introduced into the Legislature as part of a consensus package of six bills endorsed by the Montana Outfitters and Guides Association and Montana Citizens Elk Management Coalition.
Montana conservation groups, outfitters and guides have joined in support of a bill to modify a piece of legislation nicknamed “bulls for billionaires.”
Some 18 recent graduates of an urban pollinator habitat-restoration program in Boulder got grants from the Endangered Species Coalition to put more native flowering plants in the ground. Colorado s native pollinators can only travel a few hundred feet before they need to find a place to land and refuel - with water, nectar and pollen. City of Boulder urban biodiversity program founder and Cool Boulder lead Andrea Montoya said graduates also are trained to convince their friends and neighbors to join a growing national movement to create more pollinator pathways. .
More than 300 elk, deer, moose and other large animals are hit and killed on Teton County Roads each year. Wildlife Highways in Teton County is a new audio listening tour which was recently launched to alert drivers to the risks of collisions. The app taps data collected by scientists, who have been tracking wildlife using GPS collars to identify where wildlife cross roads and highways. .