[MCN] Buffalo Field Campaign Roadshow, Missoula Oct 1st, 4th; Hamilton Oct 2nd.

Wed Sep 28 13:18:59 EDT 2022

From: Buffalo Field Campaign <info at buffalofieldcampaign.org>
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> NEWS RELEASE: 
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> BFC ROADSHOW 2022 BEGINS TODAY 
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> Livingston Show: Wed. Sept. 28, 7 p.m. @ Elk River Books 
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> Bozeman Show: Thurs. Sept. 29, 5:30 p.m. @ Story Mill Pavilion 
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> Dillon Show: Friday Sept. 30, 7 p.m. @ Patagonia 
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> Missoula Show: Sat. Oct. 1, 6:15 p.m. @ Freecycles 
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> Hamilton Show: Sun. Oct. 2, 6 p.m. @ Hamilton Grange 
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> Missoula Show: Tues. Oct. 4, 6 p.m. @ Imagine Nation Brewing 
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> Spokane Show: Wed. Oct. 5, 7 p.m. @ Magic Lantern Theater 
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> Moscow Show: Thurs. Oct. 6, 7 p.m. @ One World Cafe 
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> Lapwai Show: Fri. Oct. 7, 7 p.m. @ Nez Perce Pi-Nee-Waus Community Center  
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> Press Contact: Tom Woodbury, Dir. of Communications 
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> tom at buffalofieldcampaign.org <https://default.salsalabs.org/T499e3d83-bf2f-4fed-b985-724a0c6dbd1e/927c49a8-9b48-478c-bce6-4d954e8699ff>
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> Basic Facts
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> BFC is an Indigenous-founded, Indigenous-led, non-profit public interest media organization that has been actively working in the field, in the courts, and in public policy forums to curtail and end the annual slaughter of Yellowstone’s wild bison, in part by restoring them to their historic range throughout the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. 
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> According to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, the historic range of wild bison is approximately 7700 sq. mi., of which Yellowstone NP comprises only about 15%. 
> Mostly at the behest of Montana livestock interests, 12,686 wild bison have been slaughtered since 1985. 
> BFC was formed by Rosalie Little-Thunder and Mike Mease in 1997 in response to the largest slaughter of YNP bison in the 20th Century, which reduced the population by two-thirds, from 3,436 to 1,089 (see: Stark et al., 2022, “Re-Indigenizing Yellowstone.” 22 Wyo. L.Rev., at 437-38) 
> BFC’s efforts have led to the creation of year-round habitat in Montana for wild bison along with greater overall protection. 
> As the US Fish & Wildlife Services studies threats to the continuing viability of YNP’s wild bison, pursuant to a petition filed and favorably litigated by BFC <https://default.salsalabs.org/T5384b593-9504-487a-95b1-801b9194862a/927c49a8-9b48-478c-bce6-4d954e8699ff>, the number of bison killed in 2021-2022 is 56, while the number trapped by Park officials during the same period was 38. 
> In response to pressure brought to bear on the Gallatin and Custer National Forests, a “desired condition” was established in the governing plans to have bison “present year round with sufficient numbers and adequate distribution to provide a self-sustaining population on the Custer/Gallatin in conjunction with [the] bison herds in Yellowstone National Park.” 
> YNP Bison In The News
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> In the build-up to the adoption of new Conventions on Biodiversity later this year, bison are being hailed as “climate heroes” and a “climate keystone species,” and there is growing momentum to restore the once-healthy and natural relationship of wild bison and Native Americans on the land. 
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> Here is a sampling of recent articles: 
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> Once nearly extinct, bison are now climate heroes <https://default.salsalabs.org/T4df793d5-fb76-4739-ae2a-0336546ffe6c/927c49a8-9b48-478c-bce6-4d954e8699ff> (WaPo, J. McHugh, 7/13/22) 
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> “The return of the bison is a victory not only for the sake of biodiversity but for the entire ecosystem in which they live. As a keystone species, the bison sustain their environment from the top down.” 
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> Movement to ‘re-Indigenize’ Yellowstone gains steam <https://default.salsalabs.org/Te10f810b-a5c4-46aa-a8ec-8d8f7d0b7d40/927c49a8-9b48-478c-bce6-4d954e8699ff> (WyoFile, M. Koshmri, 9/13/22) 
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> "Re-Indigenizing Yellowstone <https://default.salsalabs.org/T12c10915-2344-4084-9c2b-8de75844f4ca/927c49a8-9b48-478c-bce6-4d954e8699ff>, a 94-page article recently published in the Wyoming Law Review, outlines several paths that could reverse course on a century and a half of ignoring, erasing and marginalizing the history of Indigenous exclusion, absence and disconnection from Yellowstone.”  
> “The National Park Service has embraced Yellowstone’s 150th anniversary as a historical pivot point and an opportunity to mend tribal relations and bolster Native American involvement.” 
> Bringing back large mammals boosts restoration of entire ecosystems: Study <https://default.salsalabs.org/T9cdaf77b-f3e0-4a22-8382-dd4496ba2b95/927c49a8-9b48-478c-bce6-4d954e8699ff> (Mongabay, C. Cowan, 2/17/22) 
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> The study suggests that returning just 20 large mammal species to their historic habitats could restore intact large mammal communities across almost one-quarter of the Earth’s land area. 
> The scientists behind the study recommend large mammal rewilding be incorporated into area-based conservation targets being considered under the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework and into restoration efforts under the U.N.’s Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030. 
> Note: American Buffalo (bison bison) one of those 20 large mammal species, according to the study itself <https://default.salsalabs.org/Tbe4342d4-e44a-4158-b845-6476d16b0201/927c49a8-9b48-478c-bce6-4d954e8699ff>. 
> FACT CHECK: There are still approximately 500 million acres  <https://default.salsalabs.org/T459b8f5e-cec1-42f4-bd16-bc4674cb3d05/927c49a8-9b48-478c-bce6-4d954e8699ff>of these grasslands which, if restored ecologically, could draw down twice as much carbon annually as currently emitted by the U.S., the world’s largest greenhouse gas producer. 
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> Frequently Asked Questions <https://default.salsalabs.org/T8c04f613-d60c-4769-b3a4-3002016f3a39/927c49a8-9b48-478c-bce6-4d954e8699ff> (Link to BFC FAQ Web Page) 
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> BFC Bio’s for Fall Tour:
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> Exec. Dir. James Holt
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> James was raised in the traditional life ways of his tribe, the Nez Perce, on their reservation in Lapwai, Idaho, where he still resides. An environmental scientist and public policy specialist with 23 years of experience, he was given the sacred responsibility by his tribe to be a “warrior for Mother Earth,” and has served on the Nez Perce Tribe’s Fish & Wildlife Commission and its Tribal Executive Committee, among many other roles, focusing his energies especially on intergovernmental relations in the context of natural resource management. It was natural, then, for James to take a lead role in restoring the relationship of his tribe with Yellowstone’s Buffalo, and transitioning into his leadership role as E.D. of BFC. He continues to provide direction to our advocacy efforts on behalf of the sacred Buffalo, building strong relations between BFC and the various other tribes connected to Yellowstone’s bison by tradition and treaty rights. James is also a good story teller!
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> Campaign Coordinator Mike Mease
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> Mike co-founded BFC with Rosalie Little Thunder of the Lakota tribe and Seventh Generation Fund in the terrible wake of the largest slaughter of bison in the 20th Century, in 1997 by Montana Department of Livestock. And he’s been a fierce advocate for wild bison ever since. As a videographer in the field with bison and activists, Mike has coordinated the efforts of thousands of volunteers in the field over the course of 25 years, effectively documenting the plight of Yellowstone’s wild bison on CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, A&E, and the Discovery Channel, as well as French and German television. Mike has spent more time with wild bison now than any human being alive today, and his passion and vision has been the guiding force for the growth, persistence, and success of our Campaign. He is a force of nature, still going strong, and will not rest until wild bison are free to roam the great plains once more.
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