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Wild Bison: BFC Update from the Field 5/8/08"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]
Wild Bison: BFC Update from the Field 5/1/08Blatantly 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]
Wild Bison: BFC Update from the Field 4/24/08In the wake of the largest wild American buffalo slaughter since the 1800s, fewer than 2,300 buffalo remain. How can Yellowstone National Park possibly save face? They have shamefully joined the ranks of the 19th century hide hunters, who wastefully soaked this continent with buffalo blood. [more]
Sign the petition to stop the Yellowstone bison slaughterOne-third of the entire bison population - the last in the U.S. - has been wiped out on order from officials in the National Park Service and the Montana Department of Livestock under Governor Brian Schweitzer. Please sign this emergency rule making petition to stop the U.S. National Park Service from slaughtering wild bison http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org/stoptheslaughter.html [more]
“Historic” Deal with Church Bad Deal for Wild BisonMontana Governor Brian Schweitzer and Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Suzanne Lewis are expected to make an "historic announcement" today.
"The only historic announcement that Schweitzer and Lewis could possibly make is that they've killed more wild American buffalo than anyone since the 1800s," said Buffalo Field Campaign co-founder Mike Mease.
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Emergency Rule Sought to Stop Park Service SlaughterBuffalo Field Campaign and Animal Welfare Institute join with local bison advocates in urging the Secretary of the Interior to end the slaughter of wild bison in Yellowstone National Park. [more]
Bison Advocats Propose a Way out of Needless Buffalo SlaughterGroups call for Governor Schweitzer and buffalo (mis)managers to stay out of Horse Butte calving grounds. [more]
Wild Bison: BFC Update from the Field 4/10/08The little things count: five bull bison outwitted the DOL today, and are miles from Yellowstone, up Sphinx Mountain near the grass-filled Paradise Valley. Over 1,500 wild bison have been killed to appease livestock interests, but national, regional and local groups and landowners join forces to halt the slaughter and let the buffalo roam. [more]
Releasing of the Buffalo Spirits Ceremony - April 15Chief Arvol Looking Horse, 19th Generation Keeper of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe calls for prayer ceremony in Yellowstone National Park, April 15, 2008 at high noon. All are welcome! [more]
Wild Bison: BFC Update from the Field 4/3/08Massive bison slaughter continues around Yellowstone * the GAO releases their investigative report, finding fault with bison plan and agencies * Arvol Looking Horse and BFC to hold Ceremony in Gardiner, Montana * Hand-crafted Mother's Day cards available * Montana gets "Let the Buffalo Roam" license plate... [more]
