AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoCounter-Drone Training at F.E. Warren: The U.S. Air Force plans to buy Chinese-made DJI drones to simulate real-world threats for counter-drone drills around the Minuteman III nuclear missile complex, underscoring how small unmanned aircraft are now a security priority near strategic infrastructure. Prairie Dog Conservation Tech: Montana researchers tested drone-dropped peanut-butter vaccine baits in 2016 as a way to slow sylvatic plague and protect black-footed ferrets, showing how wildlife medicine and aerial delivery could scale disease control. Bear-Safety Rule Push: Montana conservation and animal-rights groups petition Montana FWP to require hunters and trappers to carry bear spray and to conduct mandatory 24-hour trap checks, arguing it’s both a public-safety and grizzly-protection measure. Elk-Kootenai Watershed Planning: The International Elk-Kootenai/y Watershed Study Board will release its draft final report Sept. 30, starting a public comment period through Oct. 16 on water quality, human health, ecosystem impacts, and mitigation. Coal Mine Expansion Review Fight: A cross-border coalition is urging an independent review of Glencore’s proposed Fording River coal mine expansion in B.C., citing selenium pollution impacts that have long flowed into Montana and Idaho. Wildfire Safety in Spain: A wildfire in Aragón’s Peñas de Riglos area continues to be fought after a soldier died in an accident, with evacuations still affecting more than 1,000 people.
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