The Charles M. Russell Wildlife Refuge spans more than a million acres as it winds along 125 miles of the Missouri River. At the request of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and with support from the Richard King Mellon Foundation, the Fund joined with the American Prairie Foundation, Bureau of Land Management and state of Montana to conserve more than 50,000 acres for the refuge. The agreement included the purchase of 26,000 acres of grazing permits to protect sensitive wildlife habitat that hosts sage grouse, mule deer and elk.
Mountain West
Where Montana’s dramatic peaks give way to the Northern Great Plains, the Rocky Mountain Front forms a landscape unlike any other in America. The Front represents some of the nation’s rarest wildlife habitat -- for grizzlies and other species -- and today it is under threat. Read more »
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Grizzlies On The Front