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New license plate supports safe crossings for wildlife
6+ hour, 48+ min ago (225+ words) Starting July 1, Montanans can purchase a new specialty license plate that raises funds and awareness for wildlife crossing structures on highways. These crossings help animals move safely over and under busy roads, reducing collisions and maintaining important movement and migration…...
Honk if you love wildlife: Lonesome goose seeks friendship in Whitefish neighborhood
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (797+ words) A Canada goose made friends with a few homeowners in Whitefish last week who were concerned for the seemingly lost, but sweet bird. " "It was here about three days, and then decided to look around," Mitzi Anderson said. "Went down…...
Agencies partner to manage busy beavers along Wisconsin Avenue
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (537+ words) The team dry fit the fence during its construction last week on Viking Creek. (Julie Engler/Whitefish Pilot) The heavy metal grate over the culvert was lifted so the new exclusionary fence could be put in place. (Julie Engler/Whitefish…...
105 acres near Glacier National Park permanently protected
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (365+ words) A newly established conservation easement secures critical habitat and protects a key segment of a major wildlife corridor south of Glacier National Park. " Connie Lane partnered with Flathead Land Trust to permanently protect her 105-acre forested property west of Coram…...
Rare leucistic loon the bird of a lifetime for Whitefish photographer
6+ mon, 1+ day ago (600+ words) The next best shot might not come in 2026, but in three or four years, when a rare loon might return home. " Gangemi was kayaking at a nearby Northwest Montana lake this spring when he "clued in" to one particular family…...