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Yellowstone National
Park’s bison herd is the most important and only
large wild free-roaming herd in the nation, and one of only two herds that are
genetically pure descendants of the great herds of bison that used to blanket
the western landscape.
But that doesn’t stop the Montana Department of Livestock, Yellowstone National Park, and other state and federal agencies from slaughtering them when they roam out of the Park in search of food to survive the winter, and enter the state of Montana.
In April 2008, more than 50,000 Defenders activists wrote messages to Montana tourism officials expressing outrage over this senseless slaughter.
Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer has proven responsive to criticism of this horribly outdated wildlife management practice from many corners, including tens of thousands of Defenders activists from Montana and around the country. In late April Governor Schweitzer announced a deal with Yellowstone National Park to create a much-needed winter corridor outside the park for these icons of the American West. And Governor Schweitzer let our activists know he will continue to work on this issue with “the land owners, livestock interests, wildlife and conservation groups, and the federal agencies that bear responsibility for bison management.”
This agreement – although not an ultimate solution – means that at least some bison will finally be able to leave the park when they need food to survive the winter.
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