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  • Hank Fischer: Royal Teton Ranch Deal Critical for Yellowstone Bison

    Ralph Maughan

    Hank Fischer: Royal Teton Ranch Deal Critical for Yellowstone Bison. Guest commentary. New West. I wish I could agree with Fischer, and we do know the world can’t be changed in one step. However, if this is “a template” for future deals, as he says, then we won’t see much improvement in a lifetime.

  • News release: Elusive Mountain Bison Fear Humans but Face More Intrusion on Shrinking Range

    Ralph Maughan

    This is a new twist on the bison controversy most folks are probably not aware of. Ralph Maughan Update April 24, 2008: the news release became a story in the Jackson Hole News and Guide. Does mountain bison still roam Yellowstone? By Cory Hatch. – – – – – For Immediate Release: Wednesday, April 23,…

  • Why buffalo and why not the CUT deal? Against utilitarianism

    Ralph Maughan

    Why buffalo and why not the CUT deal? Against utilitarianism. By Jim Macdonald, New West Unfiltered

  • Photo of Horse Butte

    Ralph Maughan

    The importance of Horse Butte- This is a photo of Horse Butte taken on April 13, 2008. The bare slope is extremely critical spring bison range, and Montana Department of Livestock tries to kick the bison off it every spring despite the Hose Butte Grazing allotment being closed and the rest of the Butte owned…

  • 2,400 Yellowstone bison now dead

    Ralph Maughan

    2,400 Yellowstone bison dead. By Cory Hatch, Jackson Hole News and Guide. Only 1,950 have been counted alive, and many just barely. This news comes out as a new severe winter storm descends on the area.

  • NYT: "The sorry myth of brucellosis"

    Ralph Maughan

    While it doesn’t directly address “the deal,” “the breakthrough,” the NYT just printed The Sorry Myth of Brucellosis. The editorial is about Wyoming, not bison and Montana, but the media are starting to notice the connection between brucellosis and the dominance of the livestock industry.

  • Deal opens up land to some Yellowstone bison: Officials praise plan as critics say it will make little difference

    Ralph Maughan

    Deal opens up land to some Yellowstone bison: Officials praise plan as critics say it will make little difference. By Matthew Brown. Associated Press. I just read some comments on this blog with opinion that the headlines were saying this is a great deal. Above is the exact headline as the Billings Gazette printed it…

  • The Schweitzer news release on bison

    Ralph Maughan

    Here it is. I can’t discern the details from what is in the release. Ralph Maughan – – – – – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, April 17, 2008 CONTACTS: Sarah Elliott 406-444-9725 Governor, Park Superintendent, Church President Announce RTR Agreement (HELENA) – Governor Brian Schweitzer, Church Universal and Triumphant and Royal Teton Ranch (RTR) President…

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