UN JEUNE VOYOU DE 15 ANS AVAIT L' INTENTION DE DESCENDRE UN OU PLUSIEURS BISONS DANS LA PROXIMITÉ DU YELLOWSTONE.
HEUREUSEMENT UN MEMBRE DE BUFFALO FIELD CAMPAIGN EST PARVENU A PROTÉGER LES BISONS SÉLECTIONNÉS PAR LE VOYOU ET SES AMIS EN LES GUIDANT VERS UNE ZONE OU TIRER DEVENANT ILLÉGAL
J' ADORE CES BISONS, PAUVRES BÊTES UN PEU BIZARRES PLUS VRAIMENT DES BOVINS, ENCORE UN PEU PRÉHISTORIQUES, ET SI COMME MOI ELLES VOUS FONT DE LA PEINE...
ET SI VOUS EN AVEZ LES MOYENS, MERCI DE PARTICIPER A LEUR SURVIE ET ENVOYER UN PEU DE SOUS!!
BFC patrols in Gardiner saved the life of a bull buffalo Tuesday, when a 15-year old boy came out to shoot one of the few shaggy giants moving in and out of Montana.
With the help of accompanying adults, the youth found three bulls about 20 feet off of the Old Yellowstone Trail, a north-south gravel road which follows the Yellowstone River through the Gardiner Basin. This public road winds through northern portions of Yellowstone National Park, Gallatin National Forest, and Church Universal and Triumphant land. BFC patrols noticed that the hunter had his rifle resting on the truck, aiming at one of the bulls. In Montana, it is illegal to shoot from your vehicle, across a road, or within 150 feet of a road, and it is every hunter's responsibility to know this. BFC patrols informed the hunter of this in time to prevent his shot. The hunt party then attempted to chase the bulls to where he could be shot. They succeeded in chasing him onto private land, where no hunting is allowed, and he lived to see another day.
With the help of accompanying adults, the youth found three bulls about 20 feet off of the Old Yellowstone Trail, a north-south gravel road which follows the Yellowstone River through the Gardiner Basin. This public road winds through northern portions of Yellowstone National Park, Gallatin National Forest, and Church Universal and Triumphant land. BFC patrols noticed that the hunter had his rifle resting on the truck, aiming at one of the bulls. In Montana, it is illegal to shoot from your vehicle, across a road, or within 150 feet of a road, and it is every hunter's responsibility to know this. BFC patrols informed the hunter of this in time to prevent his shot. The hunt party then attempted to chase the bulls to where he could be shot. They succeeded in chasing him onto private land, where no hunting is allowed, and he lived to see another day.
Three bull buffalo stroll north down Old Yellowstone Trail. BFC file photo by Stephany. Click photo for larger image.
The party returned the following day and again attempted to chase the bulls into an area where they could shoot one. The bulls took off, running across the Corwin Springs bridge toward the Corwin Springs facility, where bison are being held captive by APHIS for their controversial birth control project. Ironically, a familiar Montana Department of Livestock truck arrived, likely to haze the bulls away from their imprisoned relatives. The bulls saw the DOL's truck and wasted no time heading into Yellowstone National Park, where they are safe from hunters and the DOL.
With word out that a handful of buffalo have been emerging into the Gardiner Basin, in and out of huntable areas, hunters are beginning to swarm in. But, as of this writing, there are no wild buffalo in Montana that hunters can kill.
We are so grateful to our patrols for being there, determining that an illegal kill was about to be made, and taking action to save the life of this bull, and likely his two companions. This incident demonstrates how critical it is for us to be in the field with the buffalo. Had BFC not been there, the young boy would certainly have made the shot. Thank you all for making it possible for us to be on the front lines with the buffalo -- because of you, we were able to save a buffalo's life.
Wild is the Way ~ Roam Free!
~Stephany
The party returned the following day and again attempted to chase the bulls into an area where they could shoot one. The bulls took off, running across the Corwin Springs bridge toward the Corwin Springs facility, where bison are being held captive by APHIS for their controversial birth control project. Ironically, a familiar Montana Department of Livestock truck arrived, likely to haze the bulls away from their imprisoned relatives. The bulls saw the DOL's truck and wasted no time heading into Yellowstone National Park, where they are safe from hunters and the DOL.
With word out that a handful of buffalo have been emerging into the Gardiner Basin, in and out of huntable areas, hunters are beginning to swarm in. But, as of this writing, there are no wild buffalo in Montana that hunters can kill.
We are so grateful to our patrols for being there, determining that an illegal kill was about to be made, and taking action to save the life of this bull, and likely his two companions. This incident demonstrates how critical it is for us to be in the field with the buffalo. Had BFC not been there, the young boy would certainly have made the shot. Thank you all for making it possible for us to be on the front lines with the buffalo -- because of you, we were able to save a buffalo's life.
Wild is the Way ~ Roam Free!
~Stephany
* A Victory for Wild Bison: Yellowstone Decides Against Remote Vaccination Plan
A dance of celebration! No biobullets for these beautiful beings! BFC file photo by Stephany. Click for larger image.
Buffalo gained another small victory this week. Yellowstone National Park announced their final decision on an Environmental Assessment for remotely vaccinating wild bison with bio-bullets containing the experimental livestock brucellosis vaccine, RB51, which has never been approved for use in wild bison. Many of you commented on this EA and we sincerely thank you for your time and effort. Remote vaccination is a costly, ineffective, time-consuming project that would have had significant negative impacts on bison behavior, natural disease resistance and immunity, the visitor experience of bison within Yellowstone National Park, and other negative impacts as outlined in this joint letter from Buffalo Field Campaign and Western Watersheds Project.
Your comments influenced the Park's decision, so we hope you'll take a moment to celebrate this good news! Pat yourself on the back with one hand, and with the other, keep pressure applied to prevent Yellowstone from following through with other harmful plans. While bison will be safe from remote vaccination, the Park Service says they will continue to administer RB51 when bison are captured. However, Yellowstone says that this year it is unlikely that any captured bison will be vaccinated, because they will be handed over to tribal interests for direct shipment to slaughter.
Your comments influenced the Park's decision, so we hope you'll take a moment to celebrate this good news! Pat yourself on the back with one hand, and with the other, keep pressure applied to prevent Yellowstone from following through with other harmful plans. While bison will be safe from remote vaccination, the Park Service says they will continue to administer RB51 when bison are captured. However, Yellowstone says that this year it is unlikely that any captured bison will be vaccinated, because they will be handed over to tribal interests for direct shipment to slaughter.
Urge the National Park Service Director to Rescind Buffalo Slaughter Contracts and to Pull Out of the Interagency Bison Management Plan
* MT Board of Livestock Votes "NO" on Year-Round Bison Habitat, Plans Quick Vaccination EA
On Monday the Montana Board of Livestock announced that they oppose year-round habitat for wild bison in Montana. The Board was voting on the Environmental Assessment (EA) co-crafted last year by the Montana Departments of Livestock (DOL) and Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP), which explores year-round habitat for wild bison in the Hebgen Basin. Nearly 120,000 public comments -- thousands of them from you -- were submitted on the EA, overwhelmingly demonstrating strong support for wild, migratory bison. The Board insists that the reason for their unanimous vote was due to unanswered questions they had about population thresholds, but being the overseer of one of the EA's authors, they had ample time and opportunity to explore this. In reality, their vote was clearly a political move responding to Yellowstone's decision rejecting remote vaccination, something the livestock industry has been pushing for. It is unclear what the Board of Livestock's vote will mean for the DOL's and FWP's final decision on the EA, but this could pose a significant setback. Montana Governor Steve Bullock has the power to influence the Board of Livestock, so we must now apply pressure on him.
Hidden at the bottom of a DOL press release announcing this vote, the Board also approved the DOL updating a 2005 Environmental Assessment for vaccinating wild buffalo with RB51, an ineffective brucellosis vaccine intended for use in livestock. This particular EA is supposed to be updated and made available for public comment before the DOL begins capturing and vaccinating bison, which they aim to do once the state bison hunt ends, February 15.
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* MT Board of Livestock Votes "NO" on Year-Round Bison Habitat, Plans Quick Vaccination EA
On Monday the Montana Board of Livestock announced that they oppose year-round habitat for wild bison in Montana. The Board was voting on the Environmental Assessment (EA) co-crafted last year by the Montana Departments of Livestock (DOL) and Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP), which explores year-round habitat for wild bison in the Hebgen Basin. Nearly 120,000 public comments -- thousands of them from you -- were submitted on the EA, overwhelmingly demonstrating strong support for wild, migratory bison. The Board insists that the reason for their unanimous vote was due to unanswered questions they had about population thresholds, but being the overseer of one of the EA's authors, they had ample time and opportunity to explore this. In reality, their vote was clearly a political move responding to Yellowstone's decision rejecting remote vaccination, something the livestock industry has been pushing for. It is unclear what the Board of Livestock's vote will mean for the DOL's and FWP's final decision on the EA, but this could pose a significant setback. Montana Governor Steve Bullock has the power to influence the Board of Livestock, so we must now apply pressure on him.
Hidden at the bottom of a DOL press release announcing this vote, the Board also approved the DOL updating a 2005 Environmental Assessment for vaccinating wild buffalo with RB51, an ineffective brucellosis vaccine intended for use in livestock. This particular EA is supposed to be updated and made available for public comment before the DOL begins capturing and vaccinating bison, which they aim to do once the state bison hunt ends, February 15.
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