The Return of the Trumpeter Swan
North America's largest waterfowl is nesting again on Montana's quiet wetlands.
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Wildlife
The wild residents of the northern Rockies.
Pronghorn: The Fastest Animal on the Plains
Built for open country, pronghorn race across Montana's eastern grasslands at highway speeds.
Wolverines: Ghosts of the High Country
Few Montanans ever see one, but the wolverine still roams the state's most remote peaks.
Black Bears in the Berry Season
More common and more adaptable than their grizzly cousins, black bears fatten on late-summer fruit.
The Cutthroat Trout Native to Montana's Streams
The state fish is a living link to the waters Lewis and Clark first described.
River Otters at Play
Sleek and social, river otters bring a sense of mischief to Montana's clean waterways.