Conservationists Appeal Trump Admin’s Plan to Evict Bison From Montana Public Land

Conservationists appeal Trump admin’s plan to evict bison from Montana public land: American Prairie and Western Watersheds Project say the changes amount to illegal rule-making

Conservation groups have filed at least three separate appeals seeking to halt the Trump administration’s decision to evict more than 900 bison from large swaths of federal land in central Montana.

Conservationists appeal Trump admin’s plan to evict bison from Montana public land

American Prairie and Western Watersheds Project say the changes amount to illegal rule-making.

Cattle, sheep grazers aim to dominate federal grazing lands, group claims

The Western Environmental Law Center, on behalf of Western Watersheds Project, has appealed the Bureau of Land Management's decision to ban American Prairie's bison from federal grazing allotments.

Central Montana is already conserved and connected

The recent reversal by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on American Prairie’s (AP) permit to graze bison on public land is a narrow administrative ruling on whether the Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 allows bison to graze on BLM lands for conservation purposes or whether the Act only authorizes domestic livestock raised for commerce. It is easy to see how everyone on every side of the political spe...

Conservation groups challenge Trump administration’s move to banish bison from public lands - Western Environmental Law Center

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