Concentrations of elk by artificial feeding at Wyoming Feedgrounds is spreading diseases like Chronic Wasting Disease. Photo George Wuerthner Wyoming Fish and Game Department has 22 elk feed grounds […]
Bill in Montana Legislature kills Possibility for Wild Bison in State
The threat from House Bill 132 By Jim Bailey A proposed apparently minor addition to the legal definition of “wild bison” in Montana could eliminate all possibilities for restoring public, […]
Yellowstone Bison Petitioned Under ESA
A number of environmental organizations, Western Watersheds Project, The Buffalo Field Campaign, and Friends of Animals, have petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the Yellowstone bison under […]
Yellowstone bison slaughter has begun
Up to 900 to soon die- Today the annual cull of Yellowstone bison got underway. It is plenty contentious. I have been ranting about this nearly annual slaughter since 1996 […]
Admission. Forest Service says elk feedground will spread Chronic Wasting Disease
B-T Forest renews elk feedground while admitting it will spread brucellosis, parasites and chronic wasting disease- Acting Bridger-Teton National Forest supervisor Kathryn Conant is going to renew the special use […]
Why Buffalo Should be Protected by the Endangered Species Act
After many years of battles it is hard to say that management of Yellowstone Park bison by the federal government and the state of Montana has improved. Almost every winter […]
Supporting Bison Quarantine Betrays Commitment to Wildlife Defense
In a recent blog post, Defenders of Wildlife is grossly misleading the public claiming that they have “saved the last wild bison” by participating in and supporting the quarantine of […]
Montana Department of Livestock Proves Once Again that Only Livestock Owners Have Private Property Rights
Despite an executive order signed by Governor Steve Bullock on May 22 that restricts Montana Department of Livestock agents from entering “private property without landowner permission unless there is an […]