Monitoring wolves in Montana requires keen observation, patience, and resilience against cold. This episode of FWP Field Trips, featuring specialist Sarah Zielke, explores the practical aspects of tracking wolves, checking dens, and searching for pups, showcasing the realities of wolf conservation beyond mere data collection.

Montana FWP reduced its wolf population estimate and raised harvest quotas. Here’s what the change means for hunters in wolf country this fall.

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks announced a software update to its wolf tracking system, revealing two population estimates: 1,094 wolves from the old model and 725 from the new, more precise model. Due to a declining population trend, FWP proposes reducing the wolf harvest quota from 450 to 250. Public comments are due by August 12.