Trump Admin Wants to Push Bison From Public Lands in Montana. What to Know
The move could force American Prairie to remove more than 950 bison and may set a precedent for western conservation herds.
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Trump administration moves to push bison off Montana land
Bison are the national mammal of the United States and are seen as a symbol of the West. Now, the Trump administration is pushing to move the animals from public lands in Montana. The Bureau of Land Management wants to stop hundreds of animals from feeding on federal land in Phillips County, the second-largest county in the state.
Trump Administration Targets Wild Bison: New Policy Moves to Evict Beasts From Protected Federal Grasslands Nationwide
A federal dispute over bison grazing has placed conservation, ranching interests and public land policy in direct conflict across America's western grasslands. The Trump administration has moved to cancel grazing permits tied to bison restoration in Montana, placing hundreds of bison at risk of removal from federal grasslands. At the centre of the dispute is American Prairie, a conservation group working to restore native grassland ecosystems in…
Crazy Alice, a bison of half a ton, likes to feast on the grass and wallow on earth, but her deepest attachment could be to a particular corner of Montana meadow: when her caretakers once moved her herd to another pasture, she tried to escape and return. Now, the Trump administration wants to evict Crazy Alice and hundreds of other bison from that house on the grassland and replace them with cattle. The ensuing confrontation in the meadow has co…
BLM Revokes Montana Bison Grazing Permits Under Trump
The Bureau of Land Management this winter canceled federal grazing permits that had allowed a nonprofit conservation group to run roughly 900 bison across public grasslands in northern Montana, a decision the Trump administration says restores the land to its lawful purpose and ranchers call long overdue. American Prairie, a well-funded nonprofit that has spent two decades assembling ranches and grazing leases in Phillips County, now faces the p…
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