Media Advisory: October x, 2004                            Contact: __________________

What: A multi-media presentation on the wild buffalo of Yellowstone National Park
and the grassroots efforts of the Buffalo Field Campaign to protect them.

When: _____________________

Where: ____________________

Who: Dan Brister, Project Director of the Montana-based Buffalo Field Campaign, is traveling the East Coast to raise awareness of the plight of Yellowstone buffalo. He will share video footage and stories inspired by seven winters in the field defending buffalo from capture and slaughter at the hands of the Montana Department of Livestock. The presentation will include short video segments and a reading from Dan’s recently completed collection of essays. It will cover buffalo history and ecology, current threats to wild buffalo in the Yellowstone Ecosystem, and recent efforts to protect the herd.

Why: Yellowstone is the only place in America where wild bison have continuously occupied their native habitat. Since 1985 more than 3,800 wild buffalo have been slaughtered from public and private lands in and around Yellowstone National Park. “The Montana and federal governments are wasting millions of tax dollars a year to slaughter members of the Yellowstone herd, a national treasure,” said Dan Brister of the BFC. “We are on the road to call attention to this atrocity and to mobilize support for protecting the Yellowstone buffalo.”

The BFC Roadshow made stops in Colorado, Arizona, California, and Oregon in August. Fall shows are scheduled for Virginia, Washington DC, Maryland, New York, Massachusetts, and Maine.

The Buffalo Field Campaign is the only group working in the field to stop the slaughter of the Yellowstone herd. Volunteers defend the buffalo on their traditional winter habitat and advocate for their protection. Patrols stand with the buffalo on the ground they choose to be on and document every move made against them.

Video footage and still photos are available upon request.