Mixed reaction to BLM decision to cancel American Prairie bison permits

Bureau of Land Management revokes American Prairie bison leases

The U.S. Department of the Interior announced on Friday that it is revoking seven grazing permits in Phillips County that American Prairie had been using to sustain its herd of bison. The decision comes after a three-and-a-half-year battle between the Montana livestock industry, backed by Gov. Greg Gianforte and the Montana Department of Justice, and American Prairie, a conservation nonprofit working to restore the prairie ecosystem of north-cen…

Burgum yanks American Prairie bison grazing leases

American Prairie announced in September 2025 the acquisition of the Anchor Ranch and two other properties in Blaine County. (Provided by American Prairie)American Prairie’s permit to graze its bison on federal land has been revoked, according to a new proposed decision from the Bureau of Land Management. The nonprofit conservation group will lose its right to graze bison on seven plots of land in Phillips County. American Prairie has sought to r…

Mixed reaction to BLM decision to cancel American Prairie bison permits

American Prairie CEO Alison Fox called the decision "unfair, deeply disappointing, disruptive, and inconsistent with long-standing public-lands grazing practices in Montana."

Governor Gianforte Praises BLM Decision to Cancel American Prairie Reserve Bison Permits

Governor Greg Gianforte today praised the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed decision to cancel grazing permits authorizing bison grazing previously i