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  • Hearing on bison hazing set for Tuesday

    Ken Cole

    Grazing and slaughter threaten the viability of bison and other sensitive species- The US Forest Service and the National Park Service are violating the law by not allowing bison the use of public lands. The grazing allotments provide the excuse the Montana Department of Livestock wants for their annual abuse of buffalo inside and outside…

  • Yellowstone National Park – Summer 2010 Bison Population Estimate Released

    Ken Cole

    Bison Population estimated to be 3900 Yellowstone National Park – Summer 2010 Bison Population Estimate Released. U.S. National Park Service Press Release

  • Bison herd makes unusual visit to Cooke City area

    Ralph Maughan

    This hasn’t happened for about 50 years- We are used to bison leaving the Park to the west and the north, and the great, stupid controversy it causes. The approximately 150 bison moving out of the NE Entrance was most unusual. It appears the herd has now returned to the Park. Bison herd pays visit…

  • Anthrax again detected on Turner’s ranch, outbreak not expected

    Ken Cole

    Ranch near Green Ranch which holds quarantined Yellowstone bison. A yearling bison on Ted Turner’s Flying D Ranch has been found to have died from anthrax. The bison is not one of the quarantined Yellowstone bison transferred to Turner but this is nearby Turner’s Green Ranch where the quarantined bison are being held. This concern…

  • "Bio-bullets" for vaccinating Yellowstone bison. How many ways is this a bad idea?

    Ralph Maughan

    Draft environmental statement for this brucellosis vaccine finds many negatives, few benefits- It (RB-51 vaccine) barely works as a vaccine. If it does work at all, it will take generations to make a difference. It might make the brucellosis bacteria more robust instead.  Bison will soon become wary of people. It is expensive. Vaccinated bison…

  • Many skeptical of bison vaccination proposal

    Ken Cole

    $9 Million plan won’t bring more tolerance by livestock industry. The plan to dart bison in Yellowstone with vaccine is just another money pit in an unending battle against bison by the livestock industry. It is inconceivable that the government wants to waste even more money on a plan that even they say won’t rid…

  • Montana Stockgrowers' Suit Over Bison Management Dismissed

    Ralph Maughan

    I’d say this is a minor victory. The Stockgrowers wanted even more severe “management” of bison that we already have to witness. Stockgrowers’ Suit Over Bison Management Dismissed. Matt Gouras. Associated Press Writer

  • Buffalo Roam Into Controversy

    Brian Ertz

    The privatization of public bison has spurred quite the controversy in Montana The insanity of bison mis-management in and around Yellowstone National Park has prompted the privatization of this iconic wildlife species. Buffalo Roam Into Controversy ~ (Audio) ~ NPR – On Point Bison from the park have been hazed and quarantined for ‘study’ under the…

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