Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units Program: Montana Wildlife
Education, Research and Technical Assistance for Managing Our Natural Resources

Evaluation of survey approaches to assess status of Species of Greatest Inventory Need and effects of MFWP habitat management on non-game indicator species. The fundamental objectives of the Montana FWP non-game management program include: conserving, enhancing and restoring habitat for nongame wildlife; maintaining nongame species distribution and abundance; and minimizing the number of nongame species that meet criteria for Federal listing or are state listed as Species of Concern (SOC) category ≤3.