Montana valley and foothill grasslands

Montana valley and foothill grasslands
Montana valley and foothill grasslands
	Bison at the CSKT Bison Range
Ecology
Realm	Nearctic
Biome	temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Borders	List Canadian aspen forests and parklands; North Central Rockies forests; Northern short grasslands; South Central Rockies forests; Wyoming Basin shrub steppe;
Bird species	214
Mammal species	88
Geography
Area	31,500 km2 (12,200 sq mi)
Countries	United States; Canada;
States	Montana; Alberta;
Conservation
Habitat loss	26.375%
Protected	26.85%

The Montana valley and foothill grasslands are an ecoregion of northwestern North America in the northern United States and southern Canada.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Hoekstra, J. M.; Molnar, J. L.; Jennings, M.; Revenga, C.; Spalding, M. D.; Boucher, T. M.; Robertson, J. C.; Heibel, T. J.; Ellison, K. (2010). Molnar, J. L. (ed.). The Atlas of Global Conservation: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-26256-0.