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Nick Mott

Reporter · US

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Aug 13, 2026
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  1. Article · Aug 13, 2026 · Nick Mott

    Does your dog make you safer in bear country? - High Country News (opens the original)

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    Earlier this summer, I was jogging on a local trail with my 7-year-old black lab mutt, Camas, when she suddenly froze. The fur along her spine bristled. Then she let out a single, sharp bark — a timbre I’d never before heard. I caught the unmistakable musk of an animal and my hand shot to the bear spray on my chest. Halfway up a tree less than 20 yards away, a beautiful, small cinnamon black bear stared back at us. The bear scampered off as Camas growled, standing her ground in front of me on th

  2. Article · Jul 29, 2026 · Nick Mott, Mountain Journal | Jul 29, 20260

    Montana's wolf population is shrinking. Now, FWP wants to limit the wolf hunt (opens the original)

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    New population model estimates the state wolf population is 34 percent lower than previous counts. Critics argue the hunting quota is still too high. Wolves have been the topic of a heated debate in Greater Yellowstone for years. Now, lower population estimates may reduce the numbers of wolves that can be killed in Montana. After half a decade of expanding opportunities to hunt and trap wolves, Montana officials are proposing a lower harvest this fall. The proposal comes after a new population m

  3. Article · Jul 22, 2026 · Nick Mott, Mountain Journal | Jul 22, 20260

    Feds Transfer Grizzly Bear Management to States (opens the original)

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    After 20-year controversy and numerous court battles, Trump administration declares grizzlies recovered despite public lands rollbacks After more than half a century of federal protections, the Trump Administration on Tuesday announced a proposal to return management of grizzly bears in the Lower 48 to the states. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, flanked by governors Greg Gianforte of Montana, Mark Gordon of Wyoming, and Brad Little of Idaho, heralded the new rule at a press conference in

  4. Article · Jul 15, 2026 · Nick Mott

    Feds transfer grizzly bear management to states - High Country News (opens the original)

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    After more than half a century of federal protections, the Trump Administration on Tuesday announced a proposal to return management of grizzly bears in the Lower 48 to the states. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, flanked by governors Greg Gianforte of Montana, Mark Gordon of Wyoming, and Brad Little of Idaho, heralded the new rule at a press conference in the heart of grizzly country north of Yellowstone National Park. “The grizzly bear recovery story is one of America’s greatest conserva

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