Is there an opportunity for a lawsuit here? Conservationist says federal agencies renege on bison plan Associated Press in the Great Falls Tribune.
The slaughter is based on what amounts to a lie about brucellosis and cattle, but there are a few cattle north of Gardiner on the land of the Church Universal and Triumphant – locally called CUT. They stubbonly winter cattle on their land, and I think they have have not received the criticism they deserve.…
A real black mark will be set today as Yellowstone Park sends 200 more bison to slaughter. Below is part of an update from the Buffalo Field Campaign. – – – – – – Buffalo Field Campaign Yellowstone Bison Update from the Field March 13, 2008 —————————— AMERICAN BISON ELIMINATED from the last wild population…
The news release below was posted March 4. This morning, this article appeared in the Billings Gazette. Activists try to stop bison hazing. By Mike Stark. Billings Gazette. The headline is poorly descriptive. – – – – – – – – For release. March 4, 2008 Contact: Timothy Preso, Earthjustice, (406) 586-9699 Michael Mease, Buffalo…
Ed. note: Bob Jackson was a notable backcountry ranger in Yellowstone Park for 30 years. I covered a number of stories about him on my old web site. Now he is a private bison rancher. _______________ Why is Yellowstone Destroying its bison herd? By Bob Jackson. I spent 30 years in Yellowstone protecting its resources,…
The tribe is unhappy that the bison hunt was ended Feb. 15, so that the serious slaughter of bison could be begin. The solution to the entire controversy is to let the bison roam outside Yellowstone Park, but that will be over Montana Department of Livestock’s stinking corpse. Story in the Billings Gazette. By Mike…
A lot of bad news recently concerning buffalo being captured for slaughter to appease Livestock. This press release from the Buffalo Field Campaign: CITIZEN TAKES ACTION TO SHUT DOWN BISON TRAP “I called, I wrote, and no response…This is my response.” For Immediate Release, February 25, 2008 Contact: Buffalo Field Campaign, Stephany Seay or Mike…
I generally think this is a good thing. The Jackson Hole bison herd, unlike the Yellowstone bison, are not constrained by a shortage of winter range because they, like the Jackson Hole elk, are artificially fed during the winter. The result is a herd that is only constrained by its summer range unless there is…
Dr. Ralph Maughan is professor emeritus of political science at Idaho State University. He was a Western Watersheds Project Board Member off and on for many years, and was also its President for several years. For a long time he produced Ralph Maughan’s Wolf Report. He was a founder of the Greater Yellowstone Coalition. He and Jackie Johnson Maughan wrote three editions of “Hiking Idaho.” He also wrote “Beyond the Tetons” and “Backpacking Wyoming’s Teton and Washakie Wilderness.” He created and is the administrator of The Wildlife News.