Currently viewing the tag: "national mammal"

More on the bison as national mammal. Montana oddly silent

On June 2, 2012 By

State that treats bison the worst isn’t saying much-

Earlier we reported on the bipartisan and geographically diverse move to make the American bison (buffalo) the national mammal. Many were skeptical of the motivation of some of sponsors or cosponsors, especially those in Wyoming such as U.S. Senator Mike Enzi. Wyoming is not […]

Continue Reading →

Will the bison become America’s official “national mammal?”

On May 26, 2012 By

Bipartisan coalition in U.S. Senate supports “national mammal” status-

S. 3248, the Bison Legacy Act, was introduced in the U.S. Senate May 24 by two senators, a Republican from Wyoming (Mike Enzi) and a Democrat from South Dakota (Tim Johnson).

This might seem surprising because so much of the bison news is about hatred of […]

Continue Reading →

Calendar

July 2020
S M T W T F S
 1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728293031  

Quote

‎"At some point we must draw a line across the ground of our home and our being, drive a spear into the land and say to the bulldozers, earthmovers, government and corporations, “thus far and no further.” If we do not, we shall later feel, instead of pride, the regret of Thoreau, that good but overly-bookish man, who wrote, near the end of his life, “If I repent of anything it is likely to be my good behaviour."

~ Edward Abbey