Articles written by Dustin Temple

DUSTIN TEMPLE, Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks|Jul 12, 2023

The 2023 Legislative session has come and gone, leaving in its wake several important bills related to Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks bills that passed and many more that didn’t. In our view, the biggest success was passage of SB 295. This legislation is a critical step toward federal grizzly bear delisting, at least for the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem population, because it defines a portion of the state regulatory framework for managing and conserving bears required by the Endangered Species Act. Among other things, SB 295 d...