The hazing is part of the Bison Management Plan that was developed over a ten-year period by the National Park Service, National Forest Service, and the State of Montana. Rather than focusing on solutions, this new plan only perpetuates the myth of brucellosis and the slaughter and mistreatment of the last wild buffalo. Buffalo Field Campaign is opposed to the repeated and unnecessary hazing of these animals, and remains adamant that bison be granted the same rights as other wildlife. BFC volunteers have observed that bison hazed back to the park during past DOL operations quickly return to the same area. Each hazing action further places pregnant cows at a high risk for abortion and disrupts crucial migratory and sensitive reproductive patterns of all wildlife in the area.
Volunteers defend the buffalo on their traditional winter habitat and advocate for their protection.
Our daily patrols stand with the buffalo on the ground they choose to be on and document every move made against them.