The remains of an ancient forest have been discovered in a popular hiking area of the Rocky Mountains. Surrounded by backcountry hiking trails, the Beartooth plateau is a frozen tundra that sits at ...

This winter, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is embarking on the second year of a multi-year project aimed at better understanding elk dynamics within the South Fork Flathead River drainage. FWP ...

In 1955 a young man, fresh out of high school, left his home in Ohio and travelled west to Missoula with a tenuous dream of ...

Two hunting buddies hire guides to ride them into the backcountry and hunt elk and mountain goats in this story from the ...

County commissioners delayed a decision Dec. 31 on renewing their support to the Lincoln Prosperity Proposal in a letter to Montana’s congressional delegation after concerns were raised.

Glenn Elzinga has had zero wolf attacks on his cattle in a decade. He says his success lies in living with wolves "in a ...

The recent article, “Disease die-offs continue to ravage bighorn sheep,” (Herald, Jan. 15), highlighting the failure of ...

A hunt for mountain lions along the Gila River in New Mexico led the hunter, Charles Elliott, and his guide on a chase ...

Rescuers helped an injured hiker and their climbing partner off Black Butte's treacherously icy trail. What makes Mt.

Indy Burke, the first female dean in the School of the Environment’s 116-year history, talked to the News about her career, ...