[MCN] Part 3 <Yellowstone Bison>

[Stephen Hodgdon]

I don't think this guy is citing sources and he is a known pot stirrer who
is erratic. Not sure this serves the community.

On Fri, Aug 9, 2019, 10:16 AM John Meyer via Missoula-Community-News <
missoula-community-news at bigskynet.org> wrote:

> After being overturned by U.S. Senator Steve Daines/Congress on my last
> three court wins for public lands/endangered species, I've learned it is
> important to not only have the law and the science on your side, but also
> public opinion. In order to win in the court of public opinion, you have to
> ensure the public understands the issue. As Nelson Mandela says, “
> *Education* is the most powerful *weapon* which you can use to change the
> world.”
>
> This is the 3rd and final part of a series that is designed to educate and
> promote conversation around management of Yellowstone bison.
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> *Education*
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> Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the Yellowstone buffalo herd began to
> migrate during the winter into Montana. The State of Montana sued the
> Federal government because the buffalo were causing economic damage. After
> several rounds of litigation involving Montana, the Feds, and environmental
> groups, a district court ordered Montana and the Feds into a settlement
> mediation.
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> In 2000, the Interagency Bison Management Plan “IBMP” was born. The IBMP
> requires the state and federal agencies to work together to contain YNP
> bison within the Park except as monitored and controlled by the agency
> partners according to the overall wildlife plan.
>
> The IBMP does not allow buffalo to roam north of Yankee Jim Canyon for
> fear of a buffalo passing brucellosis to a cow. The State of Montana and
> Federal Government historically hazed buffalo back into Yellowstone with
> helicopters, four wheelers, and horses before the cows were released onto
> public land. In 2005, the IBMP was adjusted to allow bison hunting in the
> State of Montana by licensed hunters and American Indians with Treaty
> Rights.
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> Today, Native and non-Native American hunters line up and wait for
> Yellowstone Buffalo to walk out of the Park and begin shooting.  For the
> most part, the State of Montana and Federal Government no longer have to
> haze bison back into Yellowstone because hunters kill them as soon as they
> leave the Park.
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> The “hunt” has become dangerous because too many people are in too small
> of an area. Local residents are concerned somebody is going to get killed.
> MT Fish, Wildlife, and Parks has stated the fear of a hunter being killed
> is real.
>
> Governor Bullock previously issued an order that allows buffalo to travel
> farther out of Yellowstone on the west side of the Park. He can issue an
> order allowing bison to travel farther out of Yellowstone onto public land
> on the north side of Park also.
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> In 2018, Cottonwood filed a lawsuit against Governor Bullock and the Feds
> challenging the lack of analysis for the dangerous hunt and failing to
> consider new science from the National Academy of Sciences that says elk
> are the vector of disease, not buffalo.
>
> Cottonwood is now preparing to ask the Ninth Circuit to postpone the
> dangerous buffalo hunt to protect human safety.
>
> *Conversation Starter*
>
> Do you support postponing the dangerous Yellowstone buffalo hunt?
>
> Do you support Governor Bullock issuing an order that allows buffalo to
> migrate north of Yankee Jim Canyon to repopulate public lands and disperse
> hunting pressure?
>
> *Next week*
>
> Next week we’ll tackle an issue that most public figures refuse to
> acknowledge: *overpopulation. *
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> John Meyer
> Executive Director & General Counsel
> Cottonwood Environmental Law Center
> P.O. Box 412 Bozeman, MT 59771
> John at Cottonwoodlaw.org
> (406) 546-0149
>
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