Terms Used In Montana Code 87-5-101

• Endangered species: means a species or subspecies of wildlife that is actively threatened with extinction due to any of the following factors:

  (a)the destruction, drastic modification, or severe curtailment of its habitat;

  (b)its overutilization for scientific, commercial, or sporting purposes;

  (c)the effect on it of disease, pollution, or predation;

  (d)other natural or artificial factors affecting its prospects of survival or recruitment within the state; or

  (e)any combination of the foregoing factors. See Montana Code 87-5-102