Disease
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Buffalo Field Campaign update from the field- Gallatin National Forest Approves Horse Butte bison trap, WTF! Montana begins killing elk to appease livestock interests- Although BFC is on my blogroll (down in the right column of the blog), I haven’t posted one of their “updates from the field” lately. Here is a slightly abridged version.…
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Scientific study pretty much says Interagency Bison Management Plan (IBMP) is a waste of money- For those of us not connected with the cattle industry the results of this paper coming out in the Journal of Applied Ecology are hardly surprising, but for the cattle bureaucrats it should be a real wake up call. Study:…
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25- 100 bison to be allowed to wander north of YNP this winter- Most folks will remember this, but if not, last winter a very expensive deal with made to allow a limited number of bison to leave Yellowstone near Gardiner to wander northward. The female bison will be fitted with vaginal transmitters to warm…
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Brucellosis proposal released. By Matthew Brown. AP
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) looks to be working on new regulations to deal with brucellosis: Brucellosis plan suggests special Yellowstone area – AP The plan as now envisioned does not call for eradicating brucellosis in wildlife. McCluskey said that would have to be dealt with separately.
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If a cow from a second herd tests positive, Wyoming will again lose its brucellosis free status, and it looks like one will. It’s important to remember that the recent brucellosis infection near Danial, WY came from one of the state’s elk feedlots that conservation groups are trying to shut down because they are breeding…
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This is a long feature article in the Missoula Independent. Bigger Game By Patrick Klemz
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Montana officially loses its brucellosis free status. Billings Gazette. By Matthew Brown. AP This is entirely a problem of their own making, or I just I should say the Montana Stockgrowers Association, who bulldozed away efforts to split the state into two zone when it came to brucellosis. It’s hard to have sympathy when such…