buffalo slaughter

  • Buffalo on Horse Butte © Ken Cole

    An Open Letter to Tribal Leaders and the American People.

    Ken Cole

    FROM: Rosalie Little Thunder, Pte Oyate 
 Darrell Geist, Buffalo Field Campaign We write to you still in the aftershock of the unconscionable tribal participation in the most recent government slaughter of wild buffalo in Yellowstone National Park and Montana. We feel compelled to share our insight on how this corrosive process began. In the…

  • *NEWS: Conservationists Seek Emergency Injunction To Prevent Yellowstone Bison Slaughter

    Ken Cole

    Conservationists Seek Emergency Injunction To Prevent Slaughter of Yellowstone Bison Harsh Winter Conditions May Lead to Repeat of 2008 Slaughter Contacts: Tom Woodbury, Western Watersheds Project: (406) 830-3099 Dan Brister, Buffalo Field Campaign: (406) 726-5555 Mike Mease, Buffalo Field Campaign: (406) 646-0071 Glenn Hockett, Gallatin Wildlife Association: (406) 581-6352 HELENA, MONTANA – A coalition of…

  • The Privatization of Wildlife

    Ken Cole

    How Ted Turner Scored Yellowstone’s Bison Herd A good overview of the buffalo issue and how they continue to be persecuted by Montana’s livestock industry and how the buffalo from the quarantine feasibility study ended up going to Ted Turner. The Privatization of Wildlife: How Ted Turner Scored Yellowstone’s Bison Herd AlterNet / By Joshua…

  • Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer Boasts about Buffalo Slaughter

    Ken Cole

    2808 bison killed under the Schweitzer Administration In an address to the Montana Stockgrowers Association, Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer boasted that “No governor in Montana history has sent more bison to slaughter than this governor.” During Schweitzer’s administration he has the dubious distinction of presiding over the deaths of 2808 wild bison, 1,616 of which…

  • Stockgrowers sue to protect non-existent cattle from a non-existent threat

    Ken Cole

    Ridiculous lawsuit to show who is boss over everything and everyone in Montana is being heard today. Montana Stockgrowers Association is suing to make sure bison are removed from the Horse Butte, which is devoid of cattle, by May 15th of each year. They would force the State of Montana to violate private property rights…

  • Mourning the Loss of Our Friends

    Ken Cole

    Buffalo Field Campaign Yellowstone Bison Update from the Field June 18, 2009 —————————— —————————— In this issue: * Update from the Field – Four Bulls Killed by Agents * Our Friend Frog: BFC Celebrates His Life, Mourns His Passing * Last Words * Kill Tally

  • Montana Department of Livestock Captures and Slaughters Three Wild Bull Bison

    Ken Cole

    Buffalo Field Campaign P.O. Box 957 West Yellowstone, MT 59758 406-646-0070 bfc-media@wildrockies.org http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org Montana Department of Livestock Captures and Slaughters Three Wild Bull Bison * PRESS RELEASE * For Immediate Release: June 17, 2009 Press Contact: Mike Mease, 406-646-0070 West Yellowstone, MT: Montana Department of Livestock (DOL) agents captured three bull bison this morning in…

  • Buffalo Field Campaign. Update from the field. Oct. 18, 2007

    Ralph Maughan

    Buffalo Field Campaign Yellowstone Bison Update from the Field October 18, 2007 —————————— View BFC Video Footage: http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org —————————— Make a Secure Online Donation to BFC: http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org/bisonmerchandise/bisonmerchandise.html —————————— Why are they killing the last wild buffalo? http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org/issueinbrief.html —————————— Receive BFC’s updates or press releases. Send your email address to bfc-media@wildrockies.org with “sub updates” or “sub…

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