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Read about the Yellowstone bison, slaughter issues, and brucellosis concerns of the cattlemen: Indian, enviro groups sue Feds to stop Yellowstone bison slaughter . Photo:  David Grubbs/Billings Gazette Related articles New hope for new lands - Cowboys & Indians Related… (cowgirlcravings.com) 500px / “Jacksonville Texas Rodeo” by Jaime R…. (cowgirlcravings.com) Hang on! 500px / Photo “Cutting Horse Block” by… (cowgirlcravings.com) PENDLETON ROUND-UP Lots of great photos on their...Read Full Story

Andrew Catalina | BDN Buy Photo BILLINGS, Mont. — The federal government is considering moving dozens of bison captured outside Yellowstone National Park to federal lands in South Dakota, Colorado and elsewhere, according to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. In a letter obtained by The Associated Press, Salazar told Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer that federal officials are looking at all options for moving Yellowstone bison onto federally managed lands. That includes Badlands National Park...Read Full Story

(This blog post originally appeared on High Country News ) Bison live to wander, but bison with the audacity to wander beyond the invisible northern boundary of Yellowstone National Park have long been chased back into the park, sent to the slaughterhouse or simply killed outright. Recently, Montana has been trying some new approaches, and this is a very good thing for North America’s only wild bovine. The first change occurred last spring, when Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer effectively...Read Full Story

Bison gather near the road at the archway marking the entrance to Yellowstone National Park. Montana poised to approve the return of 68 bison to tribal lands We’re almost there! This Friday the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission will decide what to do with some of the last genetically pure bison left in America: keep them locked in a quarantine facility or relocate them to start new wild herds on the Fort Belknap and Fort Peck Indian Reservations. As part of a government...Read Full Story