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Bureau of Land Management cancels bison grazing leases for American Prairie

The Bureau of Land Management issued a final decision late last week canceling a series of permits that allowed bison grazing on federal land by the nonprofit conservation organization American Prairie. The move, which came after American Prairie and multiple other organizations formally protested a preliminary decision earlier this year,

BLM upholds decision to revoke American Prairie's bison grazing leases

Some bison can be grazed on federal lands, but not American Prairie’s conservation herd, the Bureau of Land Management has ruled again. In a 23-page final decision issued on May 8, the agency’s acting director has upheld the Secretary of the Interior’s overturning of the Montana

The future of fencing? How virtual fencing could transform ranching across the Yellowstone ecosystem

The Bozeman-based Property and Environment Research Center and the Ricketts Conservation Foundation have partnered to launch the Yellowstone Ecosystem Virtual Fence Collaborative, an initiative aimed at encouraging livestock producers to adopt virtual fencing technology. “The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is one of the largest and most intact ecosystems in the

Invasive annual grasses in Montana

Invasive annual grasses in Montana

Invasive annual grasses have emerged as one of the most pressing ecological and economic challenges across the rangelands of Montana, profoundly altering landscapes once dominated by native perennial grasses and diverse plant communities. These non-native/invasive species — notably Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum), Medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae), Ventenata (Ventenata dubia), and

Conservationists sue the FS to stop Cooke City deforestation project on the border of Yellowstone National Park | Mike Garrity (copy)

The Cooke City area of Montana has one of the healthiest whitebark pine forests in the region. Yet now, the Forest Service wants to apply an unscientific method of logging across more than 2,000 acres of these whitebark pine forests on the northeastern border of Yellowstone National Park. Whitebark

Yak hack: Kyrgyz want the world to love their blonde bovine beauties

Yak hack: Kyrgyz want the world to love their blonde bovine beauties

Dozens of white yaks frolicked in the pristine snow of the vast Kyrgyz mountains, butting heads and locking horns as their herders watched on from their horses. The Akmatov family have been breeding their variety of the cattle -- which normally have dark-brown hair -- for the past 15 years, and

Thomas Baumeister: Bison, bureaucrats and bad politics with American Prairie

In Montana, our way of life starts with the health of the land. When the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to yank bison grazing permits from American Prairie’s allotments, after years of treating bison as eligible livestock, it turns its back on that land ethic. For decades, the