Yellowstone bison

  • 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…

  • Open Letter to Gov. Brian Schweitzer:

    Ken Cole

    Take Back Our Public Lands By Tom Woodbury, Western Watersheds Project, Addition by Ralph Maughan. This is also in New West. You can comment there as well as on this blog. 2008 should be remembered as the year of the buffalo. Over 1600 bison were slaughtered in Montana that year, about half of the last…

  • 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

  • Helicopters continue harassing all kinds of wildlife inside Yellowstone National Park

    Ken Cole

    Buffalo Field Campaign Yellowstone Bison Update from the Field May 28, 2009 In this issue: * Update from the Field * Help BFC Help the Buffalo * Ground the DOL’s Helicopter: Contact the FAA * Traditional Prayer Ceremony on Horse Butte May 31 * Support the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act * BFC Needs Summer…

  • Hazing Continues, More Calves Injured.

    Ken Cole

    Buffalo Field Campaign Yellowstone Bison Update from the Field May 21, 2009 —————————— —————————— In this issue: * Update from the Field * Complain to FAA About the DOL’s Helicopter Use * Traditional Prayer Ceremony on Horse Butte May 31 * Join BFC on the Front Lines * Thank You! BFC’s Media Crew Receives Laptops…

  • Bison on Horse Butte Mercilessly Hazed out of Montana

    Ken Cole

    Buffalo Field Campaign Yellowstone Bison Update from the Field May 14, 2009 —————————— —————————— In this issue: * Update from the Field * The Wild in Us * Join the Front Lines * BFC Media Crew Needs a Laptop * Last Words * Kill Tally —————————— * Update from the Field Though a day early,…

  • What it was like to volunteer with Buffalo Field Campaign

    Ken Cole

    Now is the time of year to volunteer. Jim MacDonald, who is a regular commenter here, has written an article to familiarize people about what to expect before volunteering for the Buffalo Field Campaign. I’ve spent many winters there and now I am a board member of BFC. I would encourage anyone who is interested…

  • Bill in Montana Senate would prohibit bison relocation.

    Ken Cole

    What would happen to all of the bison presently in quarantine?  Would they be killed? Senator John Brenden (R-Scobey) has introduced Senate Bill 337. It “Prohibits FWP from relocating wild buffalo or bison as a result of the state/federal bison quarantine feasibility study.” The Senate Hearing is next week on 2/17/09 in Helena. The true colors…

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