Across Montana’s eastern plains, few sights register as strongly as a bison herd navigating open grassland. Although the ...

Through the years, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hasn’t been known for a willingness to stand up to political pressure. So I was surprised in mid-December when the agency took back control of the ...

MOIESE — The annual roundup at the National Bison Range has been postponed due to tinder dry conditions and weeks of smoke that have pushed back maintenance necessary for the event to be safe. The ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Starting today at the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes' Bison Range crews will be performing road construction from the Y intersection to the Visitor Center. This construction ...

Bison have long been a symbol of the American West, and at one time, there were around 30 to 60 million of these majestic animals living across North America. However, due to overhunting and the ...

If all you want from a visit is to see bison, you won’t have to drive 19 miles to do it. On a pre-opening-day tour with Bison Range volunteer Dave Fitzpatrick earlier this week, we barely had our ...

The move, FWS officials said, brings the Bison Range in line with the fiscal realities that other refuges have been dealing with since flat-line budgets from Congress and the Bush administration began ...

The Bison Range has lacked this guidance for years, and the task of preparing it is stirring new concerns. A previous planning process foundered over a proposal to transfer the range to the Tribes.

Patience and timing pays off when hoping to catch a glimpse of bison calves born this spring at Minneopa State Park. Carol Bator of Austin proved it so. Bator arrived late Friday evening, prior to the ...

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes' Bison Range in Moiese reports at least 40 new calves have been spotted this spring. Last weekend was the first weekend of 2024 under summer hours. Visitors ...

I must respond to the article, “Back on the range?” (HCN, 7/7/03). The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes were paid TWICE for the land that became the National Bison Range: Once at $1.56 per acre ...