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Decision will be appealed
513 bison at risk of being slaughtered
Western Watersheds Project, Buffalo Field Campaign, Tatanka Oyate, Gallatin Wildlife Association, Native Ecosystems Council, Yellowstone Buffalo Foundation filed for a temporary restraining order in hopes of keeping Yellowstone National Park from sending 513 bison being held in the Stephens Creek capture facility to [...]
Continue Reading →“On bigotry and bison management at Yellowstone National Park”-
It think this is a fine opinion piece in New West. Is Gardiner, Montana, the Selma, Alabama, of Wildlife Conservation? By Michael Leach, Guest Writer.
I kind of feel the same way as Leach.
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Note that Leach, who used [...]
Government slaughter could irreparably harm bison species.
Recently I referenced unpublished data indicating that bison suffer from compromised mitochondrial DNA which could be exacerbated by government slaughter without any examination as to how it will affect the already genetically compromised herd. That information has now been released.
Historically, bison have gone through what is [...]
Continue Reading →Helicopter netting of elk as part of a brucellosis study
Yesterday the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks was out using a helicopter to capture elk with nets so that they could test them for brucellosis, attach radio collars, and implant vaginal devices intended to drop out when the elk give birth or abort [...]
Continue Reading →George Wuerthner gives us the facts on the brucellosis fraud-
Bison Slaughter A Smoke Screen for Livestock Industry. “The on-going slaughter of Yellowstone National Park bison is justified on the basis of disease control—namely trying to prevent transmission of brucellosis from bison to [...]
Continue Reading →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 – [...]
Continue Reading →Those that test positive for brucellosis exposure to be slaughtered
The slaughter of bison in Yellowstone has begun in earnest. Today Buffalo Field Campaign volunteers witnessed the capture of at least 300 buffalo in the Stephens Creek capture facility.
It appears that 13 of the bison captured were from the group of 25 allowed to [...]
Continue Reading →Good news is hard to come by in this issue.
Here is today’s Buffalo Field Campaign weekly update.
Buffalo Field Campaign is the only group working in the field
and in the policy arena to protect America’s last wild buffalo.
Yellowstone Bison
Update [...]
The snow is deep, in fact it’s 130% of average in Yellowstone this year. That makes for a bad situation if you are a buffalo there. Do you try to stay in the Park where you can’t get to the food that you know is under all of that snow or do you follow your [...]
Continue Reading →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 [...]
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