Bears, wolves and free divers on screen at Missoula wildlife film fest

Bears, wolves and free divers on screen at Missoula wildlife film fest

The International Wildlife Film Festival is back for its 48th year with documentaries about species, science and coexistence.

Lions and wolves and bears, oh my! Montana range rider and rancher shares ranch management techniques and multi-predator coexistence methods

In southwest Montana, just outside of Yellowstone National Park, range rider and rancher Hilary Zaranek faces predators more formidable than wolves. “Between 2005 and 2015, grizzlies really came onto the scene on the ranch in a way that none of us were prepared for or even knew was possible,” Zaranek told a small gathering of local leaders, ranchers and environmental activists gathered at the Glenwood Springs Library on Sunday. “Now we’re to the…