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  • California BLM pulls grazing plan after Western Watersheds Project appeal

    Ralph Maughan

    Another WWP success in keeping the BLM and livestock industry in line. California BLM pulls grazing plan after WWP appeal. WWP blog

  • Daniel, WY cattlegrower has 13 more with brucellosis

    Ralph Maughan

    More cattle test positive for disease. By Cat Urbigkit. Casper Star Tribune. If any show up in a second herd, Wyoming will lose its brucellosis free status once again.

  • Photo of cattle on the Murphy burn

    Ralph Maughan

    The land needs to rest from cattle grazing for several seasons after a range fire, but here they are on the tablelands above Jackpot, Nevada, grazing part of the Murphy burn. The sagebrush area is unburned, the rest is obviously burned. Grazing a burn weakens the newly sprouted perennial grasses — the good grasses —…

  • Udder failure: The politics behind Montana’s brucellosis discovery

    Ralph Maughan

    Some would say it was the massive bad karma from killing more than 1,600 of the nation’s last wild buffalo by state and federal agents—the largest bison slaughter since the white man’s extinction of the millions-strong herds that once roamed the Great Plains. Or maybe it was the on-going and vicious political struggle between Gov.…

  • Brucellosis in the West

    Brian Ertz

    Dan Brister examines the possible connection between Corriente cattle and the recent brucellosis outbreaks causing the loss of Montana’s brucellosis-free status. He questions whether cattle may be the source of the outbreaks rather than wildlife. Montana to lose brucellosis-free status Dan Brister from Buffalo Field Campaign West Yellowstone News. Meanwhile, Bill Schneider is busy Debunking…

  • Greater Sage Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)

    Brian Ertz

  • Another Possible Case of Brucellosis in Livestock, This Time in Wyoming.

    Brian Ertz

    There have been reports today of another possible case of brucellosis in two cattle from Daniel, Wyoming. The tests don’t confirm brucellosis infection, that will require a culture test to determine if the brucella abortus bacteria is present which will take another two weeks. Wyo may have new brucellosis case Casper Star Tribune Here is…

  • Withdraw from the Interagency Bison Management Plan

    Ralph Maughan

    This news release was just issued by Buffalo Allies of Bozeman. – – – – – Contact: Chris Klatt 406-599-3629 lodgepole@riseup.net June 12, 2008 Buffalo Allies of Bozeman Calls on Governor Schweitzer to Withdraw from Interagency Bison Management Plan. Brucellosis outbreak where there are no bison shows that IBMP is not working for buffalo or…

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