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Bison advocates should remain cautious of the news that Interagency Bison Management Plan (IBMP) officials may allow some buffalo to temporarily access Horse Butte. While it sounds a tad encouraging, like the Royal Teton Ranch land lease, the devil is in the details. [more]

* Update: IBMP Partners Meet in Montana; Bison Hunt Same as Last Year; Quarantine Disguised as Restoration; DOL Kills Again
* Bonnie Raitt Benefit Tickets Still Available!
* COMMENT! Lousy Land Deal for Wild Buffalo
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Hunters and wildlife enthusiasts BEWARE ... Montana livestock interests are setting their sites on GYE elk now, and they could begin to suffer the same fate as wild bison if we don't stop it before it starts. Help stop this mad cowboy disease - take action for wild bison and elk. Plus, Montana plans exact same buffalo hunt, Bonnie Raitt buffalo benefit tickets available for her Big Sky performance; a new "Buffalo Blend" benefit coffee is out; and Montana has "Let Buffalo Roam" license plates that can be had by folks across the nation. [more]

In the face of the worst wild bison slaughter since the 1800s, Montana plans for a bison hunt, and the California-based National Cattleman's Association calls for *more* test-and-slaughter of America's elk and bison in the Greater Yellowstone region, meanwhile Montana media is relatively quiet about the "disaster" of the state's loss of its coveted brucellosis-free status. Plus, a diversity of bison groups put out a collaborative newsletter ~ Buffalo News ~ shedding light on the buffalo's plight from various perspectives; and "Let Buffalo Roam" license plates are officially available in Montana, and sample plates are available nationwide. Check it out! [more]

Property owners have told the Department of Livestock time and again that wild buffalo are welcome, but the livestock agents are not. Bison were hazed off of cattle-free Horse Butte. The IBMP is supposed to be an adaptive plan, so livestock interests need to adapt and go to where the cattle are. [more]

Montana Department of Livestock agents violate private property rights with a massive bison hazing operation on Horse Butte. Residents are furious and will be taking action. The only rights that appear to be protected in Montana are those of the cattle industry. Time for a change! [more]

Spring is a bittersweet time for this region so rich in diversity. So much life, so much beauty, so much Wild! And then there's the "Management Plan." [more]

Join BFC and other bison advocates for a gathering in Helena on Wednesday, May 14, to hold Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer Accountable for the Largest buffalo slaughter Since 1800s. Schweitzer and Yellowstone Superintendent Suzanne Lewis will be presented with the Buffalo Bill Award for killing the most wild bison since the late 19th century. They will be remembered for this shameful act that has devastated our national heritage, the American bison. [more]

"Darrell and i spent many hours [last Friday] in Yellowstone driving from the west gate to Old Faithful, counting buffalo. The news is not good. In that 30 mile stretch we saw fewer than 200 buffalo total! In 14 years of living in Montana and spending lots of time at this time of the year in the park, I've never seen less than several hundred buffs in the meadows at Mary Mountain trail head; [Friday] we counted 41 with only 4 calves ... and that was the largest herd we saw all day." [more]

Blatantly ignoring Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer's statement that no more wild bison would be shipped to slaughter, the Department of Livestock sent three magnificent bulls to their deaths from the Duck Creek area on Yellowstone's western boundary... the largest wild bison slaughter since the 1800s continues at the behest of cattle interests. [more]