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WildlifeConnie TroutmanLatest ArticlesMontana Commission Approves Yellowstone Bison Hunt For the first time in 15 years, hunters will shoot Yellowstone bison as they exit the park on their seasonal migration into Montana. Summer is finally here but I didn't think so on our annual camping trip to the Shoshone National Forest. Gallatin National Forest Destroyed Files Sought by Bison Advocates Gallatin National Forest officials have confirmed that they removed and destroyed public records sought by bison advocates in a $13,000,000 land conservation and wildlife protection agreement near Yellowstone National Park. Within the next few weeks, wildlife officials will propose that grizzly bears around Yellowstone Park be removed from the Endangered Species Act. Buffalo Capture Updates During April Department of Livestock continue their pursuit against the defenseless buffalo. Livestock Agents Slaughter America's Last Buffalo Early this morning, two horse trailers driven by the Montana Department of Livestock (DOL) carried eight of America's last wild genetically pure buffalo to a slaughterhouse after leaving the private residence of Dale Koelzer, while three yearlings were taken to a quarantine facility. Wildlife stories and encounters Buffalo Field Campaign Applauds Decision to Stop Bison Hunt How Will the Buffalo Fare This Winter? Our new Governor, Brian Schweitzer, said during his campaign that management should be guided by "science, not hyperbole", and that the DOL is "ill-equipped" to manage buffalo in Montana. This might be good news to bison who wander out of Yellowstone Park. Can the grizzly bear continue to recover if removed from the endangered species list? |
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