The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission’s 2025–2026 wolf regulations uphold protections for Yellowstone wolves but also set a dangerous precedent by moving closer to a broad-brush, statewide approach to management. While we are relieved that Region 3 subquotas will help mitigate overharvest near Yellowstone, they remain too high given recent population declines. A one-size-fits-all statewide quota fails to reflect local management and conservation needs, making these regulations a concerning step in the wrong direction.

Earlier this year, we saw continued progress for Yellowstone wolves in Montana with incremental, yet critically important changes to state policies. Yet, wolf conservation is undoubtedly riddled with challenges. Recent reports indicate five wolves were killed in WMU 313 just north of Yellowstone, despite this season’s three-wolf quota. GYC and our partners advocated for and secured a solution that we hoped would prevent this level of pack disruption, and unfortunately that was not the case. GYC is committed to building consensus for durable solutions that protect Yellowstone wolves. 

On August 16, 2024, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission voted for incremental, yet critically important changes to state policies aimed at improving conditions for Yellowstone wolves and the people that depend on them. These changes will reduce the risk that entire Yellowstone packs can be killed just across the park boundary and ban the use of motion tracking devices (e.g., telemetry) as hunting practices that could provide an unfair advantage to wolf hunters.

GYC’s staff, dispersed across the region, know this firsthand and are excited to share some of their favorite things in this new blog series, GYC Staff Picks.

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is gearing up to create an Environmental Impact Statement to support the upcoming revision of the agency’s 2003 Montana Gray Wolf Conservation and Management Plan. 

Six new wildlife bills are making their way through the Montana State Legislature. Read on to learn about their implications for wildlife, GYC’s position on each bill, and the current status of the legislation.

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is holding a public comment period on their draft grizzly bear management plan, which will guide how grizzlies are managed in the state.

The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission reinstates wolf hunting and trapping quotas north of Yellowstone for the 2022-2023 hunting season.

GYC’s staff, dispersed across the region, know this firsthand and are excited to share some of their favorite things in this new blog series, GYC Staff Picks.

Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission is accepting public comments from Montanans on their proposed wolf management strategy for next year.

The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission votes to close wolf hunting and trapping in Region 3 of Southwest Montana for the remainder of the season once 82 wolves have been harvested from the area.

Within our Montanans for Safe Wildlife Passage coalition, GYC is working to find innovative solutions to provide safe passage for people and wildlife in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.