With the expansion of grizzlies onto the prairie, locals demanded more responsiveness to address people’s worries. Montana ...

Bear Paw Ski Basin, in the Bears Paw Mountains about 27 miles southeast ... snowboarding or snowmobiling in Montana, which made the past three weeks a massive reversal of fortune for ski areas ...

In recent years, government officials in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming have petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, seeking to reclaim state management of their grizzly bear populations.