Wildlife.mt — Montana Wildlife, Observed.

The problem

• Montanans see wildlife every day; most of that knowledge never becomes a durable, findable record.
• Public maps that leak exact nest or den sites create real risk of harassment and illegal take.
• Useful field tools often depend on grant cycles, agency IT queues, or out-of-state platforms that do not put Montana first.

What Wildlife.mt is

A purpose-built platform — observation registry first, public species knowledge second, photography and print commerce third so the public side stays free and independent.

It is not a social network, a replacement for Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks systems, or a public map of sensitive nest sites. It is a Montana-rooted companion layer: individuals, organizations, and — where invited — public partners can use it without giving up data trust.

Live today

• Public site at https://wildlife.mt (species guides, registry form, community field photos, print gallery).
• Observation submit with permanent IDs; observer privacy is public or private; sensitive locations generalized server-side.
• Print commerce: Stripe checkout, print-on-demand fulfilment (Prodigi), watermarked previews, GPS stripped from every public derivative.
• Operated on a Montana-facing domain by a Montana LLC — not a venture-backed generic “nature app.”

Why a public official might care

• Citizen science that respects wildlife. More eyes in the field, without turning sensitive sites into tourism pins.
• Rural and outdoor economy. Original Montana photography sold as archival prints — small business revenue that funds free public tools.
• Data stewardship. Clear policies: no exact sensitive coordinates in public products; source metadata retained for imports; no inventing agency endorsement.
• Independence. Built so public observation tools are not hostage to a single federal portal or social platform algorithm.

Ask (optional)

No ask is required to use the site. If a conversation opens, the useful doors are:

• Introductions to Montana conservation and outdoor-recreation staff who want a modern intake / public-facing observation layer.
• Clarity on how independent platforms can complement — not replace — state and federal data systems.
• Visibility for Montana-built outdoor technology and the small businesses that fund it.