The economy of Gardiner, Montana, a Yellowstone National Park gateway town, depends on tourists who want to see wildlife including gray wolves in the Lamar Valley.
The closure of the North and Northeast entrances to Yellowstone National Park following unprecedented flood damage to roadways has plunged business owners at the gateway communities into financial hardship.
FWP will take public comment on proposals until July 21, with regulations to be voted on at the August meeting of the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission.