BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration will continue protecting about 2,000 grizzly bears in four Rocky Mountain states despite objections from Republican-led states, U.S. wildlife officials said Wednesday.

BILLINGS, Montana — The Biden administration said Wednesday it will continue protecting about 2,000 grizzly bears in the Rocky Mountains despite opposition from Republican-led states.

US Will Keep Protecting More Than 2,000 Rocky ... BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration said Wednesday it will continue protecting about 2,000 grizzly bears in the Rocky Mountains ...

BILLINGS, Mont. — The Biden administration said Wednesday it will continue protecting about 2,000 grizzly bears in the Rocky Mountains despite ... officials in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming ...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration said Wednesday it will continue protecting about 2,000 grizzly bears in the Rocky Mountains ... officials in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming petitioned ...

In Montana, private property rights are sacred, and several generations of family residency are oft-cited by locals to claim even greater privileges.

The Montana Moth Project just celebrated its fifth year as its team continues to document moth diversity, distribution and phenology in the Big Sky state.

MONTANA - Residents in Montana and Wyoming are experiencing gusty winds and colder temperatures today. Missoula is starting the day at 11 degrees with fog, while Billings is in the

Federal officials also said they will reclassify the grizzly’s status so that ranchers would be able to shoot bears that are killing livestock. Officials will end protections for the animals in states where they’re no longer found,

A melting ice patch in the Rocky Mountains has revealed the remains of up to 5,900-year-old trees that could offer insights into past climate conditions, according to new research. Scientists discovered more than 30 dead whitebark pine trees (Pinus albicaulis) that were entombed in ice for millennia,

From analysis of the trees, the scientists learned that “at a minimum,” the forest spanned a timeframe between 5,940 years ago to 5,520 years ago. This places the trees within the mid-Holocene — the most recent interglacial period dating back 11,700 years.