Dupuyer

Rancher John Hayne knows that grizzly bears live in his back yard. It’s part of owning a ranch in rural Montana. But instead of being terrified of this endangered species, Mr. Hayne is accepting of its presence. Mr. Hayne uses non-lethal electric fences, funded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service , around his sheep pastures to deter the bears, helping the tiny community of Dupuyer, Montana to do its part to help the grizzly recover.

Troy

Thanks to the cooperation between several organizations including state and federal agencies, Avista Utilities and Plum Creek Timber, and non-profit groups, 3 square miles of prime wildlife habitat in Montana is now the Bull River Wildlife Management Area. The new management area secures important migration routes for big game and large carnivores as well as habitat for the endangered bull trout. The new management area includes large wetlands, a mile of the Bull River, three quarters of a mile of Ross Creek, a half mile of shoreline on Bull Lake and a boreal coniferous forest wetland. Source: Working Together: Tools for Helping Imperiled Wildlife on Private Lands, August 2005 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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