The Buffalo WarThe State of Montana is killing the last free ranging and genetically pure wild Buffalo (bison) when they stray from Yellowstone National Park. Find out why and what you can do to stop it.Winter Bison Population Estimate Released- June 28, 2008 Yellowstone National Park has completed the 2007-2008 late winter bison population estimate. The late winter population is estimated to be 3,000 bison. The estimate is based on a late winter aerial survey. It takes into account the 2007 late summer population estimate of 4,700 bison, known brucellosis risk management and hunting removals, and scientific estimates of over-winter mortality rates.http://www.nps.gov/yell/parknews/08020.htm Speak Out against Montana's Buffalo slaughter- June 28, 2008 Contact Agencies & Politicians. Your voice needs to be heard to save the last wild buffalo.http://buffalofieldcampaign.org/actnow/politicians.html "Letters to the Editor" are needed now- June 28, 2008 National Newspapers, Montana Newspapers, All Montana News Outlets, Tribal Papers, and Radio need to hear from you.http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org/actnow/lte.html Subscribe to BFC's weekly newsletters- June 28, 2008 Sign Up for Weekly Email Updates. The best way to stay informed about Yellowstone buffalo is to subscribe to BFC's electronic newsletter. Every update features a "News from the Field" section, where we report on recent actions taking place with Yellowstone's wild bison.http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org/aboutus/emailupdate.html Forest Service destroyed Land Deal Records- June 28, 2008 Gallatin National Forest officials intentionally destroyed several hundred pages of records on the 1999 "Land Deal" agreement with the Church Universal and Triumphant. The Buffalo Field Campaign had sought the records under a Freedom of Information Act request. The group wanted to study the effect of the land deal on area bison herds. American taxpayers funded the $13,000,000 land deal in 1999 to acquire and conserve habitat for one of the largest migrations of native ungulates in North...http://www.forwolves.org/ralph/bison/gallatin_destroys_CUT-files.htm Montana Governor Attends Buffalo Hunt- June 28, 2008 A Montana Army National Guard, was one of those chosen for 24 bison licenses after nearly 6,200 people applied. Schweitzer congratulated him by telephone Thursday. "Hey, cowboy!" Schweitzer said from a Capitol office decorated with a bison head on the wall and a bison bronze on a desk. Then Schweitzer asked, "Are we still on" for a hunt So far, "no comment" from the governor's office.http://www.billingsgazette.com/newdex.php?display=rednews/2005/10/13/build/state/18-bison-... Montana Tribes Reject "Canned Buffalo Hunt"- June 28, 2008 Five Tribes pulled out of the hunt and turned in their permits. We can only hope that the other Montana tribes realize that, like the hunters, they are being used by the state to do their dirty work, and they will follow suit and pull out of this canned hunt. http:www.buffalofieldcampaign.orghttp://www.montanaforum.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=... Montana killed most Buffalo Unnecessarily- June 28, 2008 If you consider that 1,189 Yellowstone Bison have been killed in the past three winters, this science, coming from the National Veterinary Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, the best lab in the country, indicates as many as 966 of those buffalo died without ever posing a risk to cattle.http://www.nativeradio.com/buffalo/index.cfm The Fallacy of "Sport Hunting"- June 28, 2008 Wildlife management in our country is controlled primarily by "consumptive wildlife interests" - to be stocked, harvested, and managed. Non-consumptive wildlife users - those who enjoy viewing, photographing, and observing wildlife in nature - have had very little say in policies and regulations concerning our nation's wildlife and their habitats. Why is thathttp://www.animalliberationfront.com/Practical/Fishing--Hunting/Hunting/Hunting-index.htm Our Wildlife Under Assault- June 28, 2008 Wild Horses, Prairie Dogs and Wolves are threatened in every State where they are found. Hunting Groups and the Livestock industry have infiltrated State and Federal Wildlife Agencies and the BLM to promote the killing, sometimes on Public Owned Lands.http://www.peer.org/campaigns/index.php |