The Hub Conservation Area - Montanans 4 Safe Wildlife Passage

is low threat because of low traffic volume, butthis could change with increasing developmentand human population.Loss of Access: Increasingly, access to publiclands across private lands is becoming morelimited. This leads to “privatization” of wildlifeand inhibits Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parksfrom meeting their target numbers for wildpopulations. This issue is particularly relevantin the east valley between Brackett Creek andWilsall, and just outside Livingston, whererecently a 20,000 acre ranch was purchased,public access cut off, with an effort to createfood plots for wildlife, particularly gamebirds.Conservation OpportunitiesThere may be opportunities to promote “livingwith wildlife” programs in the area, especiallyas carnivore populations in the Greater Yellowstoneecosystem, and the likelihood of encounters,continues to increase.53