HELENA, Montana, Oct. 24 -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news: Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks released its 2023 Draft Gray Wolf Conservation and Management Plan on Friday, October 20th with a 60-day comment period. As drafted, the plan threatens to undermine the conservation success story of wolf restoration in Montana by seeking to decrease the current population to approximately 450 wolves, a 60% reduction. The plan revision comes two decades after the finalization of the cu  more

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 26 (TNSres) -- CompTIA issued the following news release: Job training centers and workforce development agencies across Montana are invited to team with CompTIA to prepare job seekers for the technology workforce even if they have little or no experience in tech. CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the tech industry and workforce, announced today it is included on Montana's Eligible Training Provider Lists. This allows local and state workforce development agencies to  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Oct. 24 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: Following a complaint from PETA, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has terminated the federal license of notorious wild-animal exhibitor Animals of Montana (AOM), making it illegal for the business to continue trucking animals all over the country to use as living props in movies and advertisements. Over its mor9e than 20 years of business, AOM racked up numerous citations for vi  more

HELENA, Montana, Oct. 25 -- WTA-Advocates for Rural Broadband issued the following news on Oct. 24, 2023: Yesterday, WTA submitted comments to the FCC in response to its Notice of Inquiry approved in July along with the E-ACAM Order and CAF-BLS Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. WTA stated that as broadband funding programs result in increased 100/20 Mbps broadband deployment, the FCC's existing sufficiency, reasonable comparability and other statutory mandates can and should be supplemented by a   more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Oct. 27 (TNSres) -- World Wildlife Fund issued the following news release: Annual analysis from World Wildlife Fund (WWF) reveals 1.6 million acres of grasslands across the US and Canadian Great Plains were destroyed in 2021 - continuing a steady, devastating trend in the region. The Plowprint report once again identified row crop expansion as the primary driver of plow-up, erasing the equivalent of an area greater than the state of Delaware from the map in only 12 months. "W  more