Montanans: Tell the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission to Take a Conservative Approach to Wolf Management
Montana’s wolf population has declined significantly in recent years. Now, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission is considering hunting and trapping regulations for the 2026–2027 season.
This is a critical opportunity to ensure wolf management decisions are guided by the best available science and reflect the realities of local conditions. We commend Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks on their continued work to strengthen methods for estimating Montana’s wolf population.
Montana’s Region 3 is home to Yellowstone National Park, working ranches, wildlife tourism businesses, and wolves that play an important role in the ecosystem and in conservation science around the world. Photo NPS/Jacob W. Frank
If you’re a Montana resident, please sign our petition asking the Commission to take a conservative approach to wolf management by:
Limiting individual bag limits to one wolf in wolf management units 313 and 316 near Yellowstone National Park to help prevent overquota harvest.
Requiring a license purchase for each wolf hunted or trapped, rather than allowing the entire individual bag limit on one wolf license.
Increasing the license fee for wolf hunting and trapping in WMUs 313 and 316.
Distributing wolf quotas among regions based on regional population trends and local conditions.
Setting a conservative Region 3 subquota that accounts for the region’s declining wolf population.
Prohibiting the take of collared wolves via hunting in Region 3.
Region 3 is home to Yellowstone National Park, working ranches, wildlife tourism businesses, and wolves that play an important role in the ecosystem and in conservation science around the world.
With wolf populations declining, the margins for sustainable mortality are narrowing. Montana should not wait until wolf populations reach crisis levels before taking action.
Thank you for your steadfast support! Please share this petition with your Montana friends and family.
—Brooke Shifrin, Wildlife Program Manager (Bozeman, MT)
