Bison
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This is a strange turn of events. Montana gov blocks shipments of Yellowstone bison to slaughter, suggests park feed animals. Matthew Brown – Associated Press Here is the actual executive order signed by Brian Schweitzer: Governor Schweitzer Stops Importation of Bison into Montana for 90 Days Feb. 16. Schweitzer halts bison slaughter. Bozeman Chronicle. By…
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Government slaughter could irreparably harm bison species. Recently I referenced unpublished data indicating that bison suffer from compromised mitochondrial DNA which could be exacerbated by government slaughter without any examination as to how it will affect the already genetically compromised herd. That information has now been released. Historically, bison have gone through what is known…
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Those that test positive for brucellosis exposure to be slaughtered The slaughter of bison in Yellowstone has begun in earnest. Today Buffalo Field Campaign volunteers witnessed the capture of at least 300 buffalo in the Stephens Creek capture facility. It appears that 13 of the bison captured were from the group of 25 allowed to…
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Good news is hard to come by in this issue. Here is today’s Buffalo Field Campaign weekly update. Buffalo Field Campaign is the only group working in the field and in the policy arena to protect America’s last wild buffalo. Buffalo Field Campaign Yellowstone Bison Update from the Field January 27, 2011 —————————— —————————— * ACTION…
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The snow is deep, in fact it’s 130% of average in Yellowstone this year. That makes for a bad situation if you are a buffalo there. Do you try to stay in the Park where you can’t get to the food that you know is under all of that snow or do you follow your…
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More on the Royal Teton Ranch bison grazing deal My earlier article about the Church Universal and Triumphant’s $3.3 million deal with the government and some conservation groups for bison grazing has spurred the AnimalTourism blog to do some more investigation into the value of the Royal Teton Ranch itself. What they conclude is pretty…
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Church Universal and Triumphant paid about $285 $314 per AUM under the $3 million deal Articles about how the perennial saga of hazing, capturing, slaughtering, and hunting bison is starting once again in and around Yellowstone National Park. There is one change this year though that has left me scratching my head. This is the…
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You too can hunt bison in fenced wildlife management areas. The Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks is floating a plan to move the last remaining quarantined bison to State owned wildlife management areas. Good thing right? Not so fast, they would be fenced in and not allowed to roam freely on the landscape.…