Grizzly Bear resources & information

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has published a guide for livestock producers to secure their barnyards and animals from grizzlies.

Montana Stockgrowers Association has put together a comprehensive informational brochure for livestock producers in grizzly bear country.

The Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem, or Recovery Zone, is situated in northwestern Montana.

Find more information about the NCDE management plans by clicking below.

Blackleaf Guardians, owned by Steve and Billie Skelton, is producing livestock guard dogs that are ready for GRIZZLY BEARS.

 The Heart of the Rockies  Initiative works in a region from southern Alberta and British Columbia  to western Wyoming – the Central Rockies of North America.  Our member  land trusts work in their local communities, partnering with private  landowners to conserve the rural character of our region. 

 The Rocky Mountain Front Ranchlands Group strives to preserve family ranches, farms, and rural communities by carrying on the traditional conservation practices that have supported and protected our landscape for the last hundred years. In doing so, we will continue to support profitable ranching, farming, and other traditional livelihoods that will sustain the open space nature of our land for generations to come, which will benefit both agricultural producers and Montana’s numerous wildlife species.  

Defenders has a great electric fencing cost share program. Contact Erin Edge or Russ Talmo to see what you can do!

Waterton Biosphere Reserve’s Carnivores and Communities Program (CACP) was initiated in 2009 in response to increasing conflicts between large carnivores and people in southwestern Alberta. 

Want to learn more about bear-proofing your property?  Going on a hike in Yosemite National Park and need information about avoiding conflicts with mountain lions?  Check out the Living with Predators Resource Guides for lots of tips about avoiding conflicts with predators.