Update
from the Field 5/17/12
DOL Helicopter Grounded; Agencies Respond With Aggressive Hazing
* Update from the Field: Judge Orders Halt to Helicopter Hazing
* Photo Essay from This Week's Government Actions
* On Mother's Day BFC Celebrates Wild Bison Calving Season
* TAKE ACTION! Your Voice Holds Power!
* Outreach Volunteers Wanted for Summer Tabling
* BFC Wish List: Assorted Optics
* By the Numbers
* Last Words
BREAKING NEWS
At 1:45 PM May 14, 2012, U.S. District Court Judge Charles C. Lovell issued a Temporary Restraining Order upon the Interagency Bison Management Plan agencies "from conducting further bison helicopter hazing operations in the targeted Hebgen Basin area pending further order of this Court." Attorney Rebecca K. Smith presented arguments in today's hearing on behalf of the Alliance for the Wild Rockies to prohibit the use of Dept. of Livestock helicopters in threatened grizzly bear habitat to forcefully remove bison that have migrated into Hebgen Basin for the calving season. Judge Charles C. Lovell's order is in effect for 14 days and can be renewed for an additional 14 days upon showing cause. Buffalo Field Campaign provided expert assistance, video and photo documentation of grizzly bear activity and disturbances by the livestock agency's helicopters, evidence which weighed heavily in today's hearing and in Judge Lovell's order.
U.S. District Court Judge Charles C. Lovell ORDER, May 14, 2012. (PDF 73k)
Buffalo Field Campaign Video 5/09/12
Over 300 wild buffalo were attacked by the DOL's helicopter and ten horsemen. Buffalo were hazed for nearly eight hours, up to ten miles on a hot, dry day, with no rest or water; no grazing, nursing or breaks were offered. Baby buffalo have just begun to arrive into the world and this is their introduction to life. Hazing also threatens Yellowstone's federally protected grizzly bears.
Press Release 5/08/12
10 BULL BISON CAPTURED ALONG YELLOWSTONE BOUNDARY:
USDA APHIS Plans to Use them in Controversial Birth Control Experiment
Important News from Buffalo Field Campaign
Montana Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council Passes Resolution
Urging Protection of Wild Buffalo May 7, 2012
The Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council passed a resolution on May 1, 2012, urging the protection of the wild buffalo currently in or near Yellowstone National Park.
The three resolves: 1. Request Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer
to immediately cease harassing (hazing) wild buffalo 2. Request that wild buffalo be allowed to return to summer ranges
by following their own instincts, in their own time 3. Urges the United States government and state of Montana to recognize their trust responsibility to Treaty obligations, providing for viable populations
of wild, migratory buffalo in their native habitat.
Press Release 3/13/12
LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST FEDERAL LIVESTOCK OVERSEER
Group Sues USDA-APHIS For Violating Freedom Of Information Act
Buffalo Field Campaign Video 4/12/12
Introducing a new BFC Video! Listen to Jimmy St. Goddard, a Sacred Paint Gatherer for the Blackfeet Nation, as he talks about the importance of the buffalo and Buffalo Field Campaign.
Wild Bison 2012 Calendar
Buffalo Field Campaign is excited to announce the release of the its second calendar focused exclusively on America's only continuously wild population of bison. Wild Bison 2012 is a spectacular celebration of the beautiful bison. The calendar was compiled and produced by Buffalo Field Campaign, and features photographs submitted by our supporters or shot by BFC volunteers. Each month offers a seasonal perspective on wild bison in and around the Yellowstone Ecosystem and highlights their natural history.
Wild Bison 2012 combines superb photos, artwork, facts, stories, and poems to convey the spirit of wild bison.
These beautiful calendars cost $12.99 (including shipping) and are available on BFC's merchandise page or by sending a check to the address below.
Buffalo Field Campaign
P.O. Box 957
West Yellowstone, MT 59758
Buffalo Field Campaign Video Buffalo's Trail of Tears May 2010
Join Buffalo Field Campaign patrols on the frontlines for an in-depth look at a buffalo hazing operation near West Yellowstone, Montana. Experience for yourself the intense ecological impact of the government's intolerance for wild bison.
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