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Neighbors Come Together to Make Madison Valley Roads Safer for People and Wildlife

Madison Passages grew out of conversations among ranchers, residents, local businesses, and conservation partners who share these roads and care deeply about this place. It is led by the community, and its approach is grounded in local knowledge, priorities, and support. The group’s goal is to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions while maintaining the connectivity wildlife need to reach food, water, breeding areas, and winter habitat.

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Montana Wolf Hunting and Trapping Regulations Move in the Right Direction in Response to Significant Population Decline

Last month, the Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission reduced the overall number of wolves that can be hunted and trapped in the state in response to new information indicating a significant statewide population decline. Alongside a return to regional management, lower quotas in Wolf Management Units 313 and 316, and a reduction in the number of wolves an individual hunter can take, these changes marked a step in the right direction for the 2026-2027 Montana wolf hunting and trapping season. 

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Montana Moves to Drop its Frivolous Bison Lawsuit

The State of Montana has moved to dismiss its lawsuit challenging Yellowstone National Park’s bison management plan which ends a baseless legal fight that threatened to undermine more than two decades of progress managing one of America’s most iconic wildlife populations.

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New Wildlife Crossing Nears Completion in Southeast Idaho, Keeping People and Wildlife Safe

Construction of three wildlife underpasses on U.S. Highway 30 south of Montpelier will be completed this fall, improving safety for people while protecting migrating deer and other wildlife.

Bear Lake County Commissioner Wynn Olsen, the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, the Idaho Conservation League, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, and the Idaho Transportation Department on Tuesday hosted staff from the offices of Sen. Mike Crapo, Sen. Jim Risch, Rep. Mike Simpson, and other regional decision-makers to tour the project to demonstrate the importance of wildlife crossings to public safety and wildlife migrations on Idaho roads.

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USDA Announces Plan to Rollback Roadless Area Conservation Rule

Some of the wildest, most pristine forest lands in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem are under threat by the rollback of the 25-year-old Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Millions of acres of spectacular, undeveloped places are at risk of development. Join us to speak up for your favorite wild places and urge the USDA to keep the Roadless Rule. 

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Campsite Bear Bins Keep People Safe and Bears Wild

Five metal storage containers were installed at the Bear Creek Campground in July, completing the deployment of 39 bear-proof containers that were delivered to the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest in 2024 as part of a partnership between the Greater Yellowstone Coalition and the U.S. Forest Service to keep people safe and bears wild. 

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