Grizzly bears abundant in northwest Montana, on hunt for fat

Grizzly and black bears are thick in the Flathead, Swan and Tobacco valleys, biologists for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks said Friday.

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Government asks judge to dismiss case against Kerr Dam transfer

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U.S. attorneys are requesting a federal judge dismiss a lawsuit that attempted to block the transfer of Kerr Dam to the Confederated Salish and Kootenai…
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