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  • More about the Thanksgiving Wolf Massacre of the Basin Butte Pack

    Ken Cole

    Alpha female’s body retrieved Last week I received a fundraising email from Living With Wolves, a 501c3 non-profit group run by Jim and Jamie Dutcher, who’s mission is “dedicated to raising awareness about the social nature of wolves, their importance to healthy ecosystems, threats to their survival and the essential actions people can take to…

  • Lawmakers shoot down new bison plan

    Ralph Maughan

    Opposition to bill brings out the real issue — cattle industry’s control over the rest of us- The cattle industry won’t even support property rights (except their own), much less wildlife. As this country runs into hard times how much abuse on the part of a small segment of population will the average Montanan put…

  • Bison Advocates and Horse Butte Landowners Call For Changed Management

    Ralph Maughan

    The news release below was posted March 4. This morning, this article appeared in the Billings Gazette. Activists try to stop bison hazing. By Mike Stark. Billings Gazette. The headline is poorly descriptive. – – – – – – – – For release. March 4, 2008 Contact: Timothy Preso, Earthjustice, (406) 586-9699 Michael Mease, Buffalo…

  • Yellowstone Bison: Madison Valley Landowners Get Tough with Montana DOL

    Ralph Maughan

    A couple just bought much of the top of Horse Butte, a place bison love to come when they leave Yellowstone Park searching for grass, and where Montana DOL loves to capture them for slaughter and haze them back in the Park to “protect” the non-existent cattle from getting brucellosis from the bison. The new…

  • Montana legislature to debate bills on game "damage" to private land

    Ralph Maughan

    Bills raise debate on game damage to private land. Hearings scheduled next week in Helena. By Brett French. Billings Gazette Outdoor Writer. Here is another example of why wolves are constantly used to divert sportsmen — so they don’t pay attention to things like this. The situation is kind of hard to explain if the…

  • Gov. Schweitzer Hears From Montanans Opposed To Bison Policies

    Ralph Maughan

    Gov. Schweitzer Hears From Montanans Opposed To Bison Policies. Residents, Hunters, and Bison Advocates Communicate Distaste with Current Bison Management. Here is the latest news from the Buffalo Field Campaign. HELENA, MONTANA. Montana residents from Yellowstone’s gateway communities in Gardiner and West Yellowstone, along with hunters and members of Buffalo Field Campaign, will meet with…

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Edward Abbey

“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.”

Jim Fowler

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