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Church Universal and Triumphant

  • Why are the feds paying $3.3 million to graze for 30 years on land worth only about $4 million?

    Ken Cole

    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…

  • The Royal Teton Ranch deal gets underway.

    Ken Cole

    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…

  • *NEWS: Yellowstone Captures Wild Buffalo

    Ken Cole

    YELLOWSTONE CAPTURES WILD BISON 23 of America’s Last Wild Bison Trapped at Stephens Creek for Royal Teton Ranch Land Lease Experiment FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 5, 2011 Contacts: Mike Mease, Buffalo Field Campaign, 406-646-0070 Stephany Seay, Buffalo Field Campaign, 406-644-2499 GARDINER, MONTANA: Yellowstone National Park and Montana Department of Livestock officials captured twenty-three of…

  • Ranch north of Yellowstone meant for migrating bison goes unused this winter

    Ralph Maughan

    All “the action” was at Horse Butte west of the Park- They were going to let 25 of what I sarcastically called “cyberbison” use the CUT (Church Universal and Triumphant)  land north of Yellowstone Park, but there was no northward migration this winter. Ranch land for bison sees no activity first year. By Daniel Person.…

  • Montana FWP chief OKs deal for bison route north from Park

    Ralph Maughan

    Do we even have say this is the ultimate in tokenism? FWP chief OKs deal for bison route. By Matthew Brown. Associated Press

  • 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

  • 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…

  • Deal could limit killing of park bison

    Ralph Maughan

    Deal could limit killing of park bison. Purchase of grazing rights from CUT ranch would create corridor for migrating animals. By Matthew Brown. Associated Press. Finally! This is a good thing. The questions is, is it a little bit good or really good?

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