So, have you taken your Stabyhoun for a walk today? Or maybe your Kooikerhondje? How about your Mudi or your Kai Ken (not Barbie’s boyfriend)? While we all know about poodles, golden retrievers, German shepherds and so many other familiar dog breeds, there are many other canine friends that are rarely discussed, simply because we have never heard of them. Let’s take a look at some rare dog breeds that deserve their time to shine.

MONTANA — Montana's berry crop is failing this year, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP), and hungry bears are increasingly showing up in neighborhoods and communities looking for food. 

Seven long years ago the Alliance for the Wild Rockies, with the support of local residents, took the Forest Service to federal court to halt the Hanna Flats logging, road-building, and burning project on the Idaho Panhandle National Forest in northern Idaho. Through a long and winding legal saga the good news — for grizzly bears, old-growth forests, and the local populace which strongly opposed the deforestation — is that a federal appeals court just ruled for the Alliance.

Every summer, New Hampshire’s seacoast draws visitors in droves, from sunbathing tourists to ravenous greenhead horseflies. Less expected are Atlantic puffins, which are rare in the state year-round and in summertime become so uncommon that a sighting triggers a statewide birdwatching alert. One of those alerts went out early this July, when eBird user Braden […]

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MISSOULA, MT — Chuck Bartlebaugh says some grizzly bear populations have recovered enough that hunting or relocation could be considered as the federal government looks at changing how it manages grizzlies.

MISSOULA, Mont. — European mantises are becoming a more common sight in Montana as warmer winters help the non-native insects survive and reproduce.