The presence of bison out of the park poses no proven risk to cattle that will not be moved to the Butte for two more months. Each hazing operation places pregnant females at a high risk for abortion, causes incredible stress for the newborns, and disrupts crucial migratory and sensitive reproductive patterns of all wildlife. Therefore BFC has reason to fear the likelihood of mortality caused by the DoL hazing. In addition, BFC fears that the inevitable failure of these hazing attempts will trigger shooting in the field as proscribed for bison that do not respond to hazing. The DoL management plan calls for all bison to be back in the park by May 15th.
Volunteers defend the bison on their traditional winter habitat and advocate for their protection.
Our daily patrols stand with the bison on the ground they choose to be on and document every move made against them. None other than Dale Bosworth from here in Montana. Remember Dale - he's the guy who received our 90,000 petition signatures requesting that the Horse Butte grazing allotments be cancelled so that federal agencies could set a good example and prioritize wildlife use of public lands. Well - that means that Dale oughta be pretty familiar with the issue. Don't let him sweet talk you with bureaucratic babble.