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The American bison is no doubt an iconic animal of the High Plains. Once numbering in the hundreds of millions, they have all but disappeared from the landscape. Can we restore them in the remaining wild landscapes? Several conservation organizations think it is not only possible, but they are working [...]

Imagine experiencing herds of bison grazing through the High Plains tens of thousands strong. This is not just a dream, but a mission that is well underway in central Montana. The American Prairie Foundation and the National Wildlife Federation are two organizations working to make this happen. In this Conservation [...]

This is the first of five videos that Conservation Media produced for the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. NRCS’s Sage-grouse Initiative is a ground-breaking innovation in solving landscape scale conservation issues, by harnessing the power of rancher-driven land stewardship across eleven western states. Sustainable ranching is good for the land [...]

Western settlement and market hunting decimated nearly all the big game species of the Great Plains. Nearly all of them have been restored, but the American Bison is still missing from the Great Plains. Help the National Wildlife Federation change this, and put bison back where they belong. http://vimeo.com/27046339 Bison [...]

Building a home in a riparian area may be a dream come true for some, but we lose more than important bird habitat. You may just lose your home. ….. This film was produced by Conservation Media for Montana Audubon through a grant from TogetherGreen, an initiative of National Audubon [...]

Conservation Media is pleased to announce that we have picked up two, count ‘em, two Merit Awards from the 34th Annual International Wildlife Film Festival in Missoula, AND two Finalist Designations! There may be more Official Selections to come! Our film Crossroads, embedded below, picked up a Merit Award for [...]

Here is a quick sample from an outing last week. Under the VIDEO tab, you can see our completed, award-winning films.

While watching this fun little film full of running, bouncing, and tumbling bighorn lambs, you can also learn how climate change may impact bighorn sheep and other larger herbivores. Produced for the Montana Conservation Science Institute.

On December 13th, 2010, the US Fish & Wildlife Service published a long-awaited report on the potential listing of the wolverine (Gulo gulo) under the Endangered Species Act. Rare by nature, the 30lb (14kg) wolverine has achieved mythical status for its ability to kill moose hindered by deep snow and [...]