| *Update
from the Field
Greetings Buffalo Supporters
Its that time of the year again and the buffalo have
started coming out of the park. Our patrols have been
in the field monitoring their movements and working
to protect them. Already the Department of Livestock
(DOL) has been disrupting the peacefulness of fall by
chasing and harassing the buffalo at every turn, despite
the fact that there are no cattle present for miles
in any direction. The all-too-familiar routine of DOL
cowboys coming into town to haze buffalo is once again
becoming a weekly ritual.
With the return of daily patrols we have started to
pull out and dust off our radios and cameras. We're
tuning up the skis and snowshoes, and the wood piles
are growing by the day. Needless to say, when things
really start to kick off we will be ready. In order
to keep our patrols well-equipped we will need your
help. Last year we had to run patrols in Gardiner as
well as West Yellowstone. With the possibility of having
to go to other areas to stop the slaughter, we are in
need of new radio equipment. Radios have played a key
role in our effectiveness in the field. Every one of
our patrols that goes into the field has radio communication
with all the other patrols and with our office. We use
radios every day in the field to let other patrols know
where the DOL are, to set up rendezvous points, to call
the house for back up, and for the safety of our volunteers.
Radios have saved some of our volunteers from frostbite
and have helped us to save the lives of many buffalo.
With radios we have been able to track the DOL and coordinate
efforts to keep buffalo out of harm's way.
We are asking for your help in raising $2,500 to meet
our radio needs. Any donations you send earmarked "radios"
will be used to purchase new radios, repair our old
ones and help maintain them throughout the season.
Thank you for helping us to prepare for our seventh
winter in the field!
With the Buffalo,
Beaver
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* East Coast Roadshow Rolling Strong
Thanks to Barry and all the friends and associates of
the Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem, New York
for hosting such a successful event on Tuesday evening.
Good connections were made between wolf and buffalo
advocates and the buffalo gained many strong allies.
We are building support for the buffalo with every stop
on the tour and East Coast audiences are proving to
be very receptive to the work of BFC.
If you live in or near any of the communities listed
below, please be sure to attend a presentation.
October 16, 7pm
Burlington, VT
University of Vermont
104 Aiken Building
contact: Elizabeth <egetchel@uvm.edu>
October 18, 10am-6pm
Boston, MA
Boston Vegetarian Society Festival
Reggie Lewis Athletic Center
1350 Tremont Street
contact: Tricia <tpanitz@cape.com>
October 21, 7:30 pm
Plymouth NH
Plymouth State University
Multipurpose Room, Hartman Union Building
contact: Lynn <DavidSandLynnM@aol.com>
October 22
Keene, NH
Keene State
contact: Jennifer <jkramer-mindspring.com>
October 23
Biddeford, ME
University of New England
11 am: 202 Marcil
1 pm: 202 Decary
contact: Cynthia <CSimon@une.edu>
October 26, 2pm
Barnstable, MA
Cape Cod Community College
Science Building, Lecture Hall B
contact: Tricia <tpanitz@cape.com>
October 27, 7pm
Boston, MA
Patagonia Store
346 Newbury Street
contact Stephanie <stephanie_long@patagonia.com>
October 28, 7pm
Providence, RI
Brown University
contact: Christine <crdavis@cs.brown.edu>
November 5, 12 noon
Williamsburg, VA
William and Mary College
Brown Bag Lunch Discussion
contact: Danielle <dmoret@wm.edu>
November 6
Charlottesville, VA
Details TBA
contact: Christina <shewulf@firstva.com>
434-971-7678
November
8, 10am - 5pm
King William, VA
Upper Mattaponi Tribal Grounds
Veteran's Day Pow-Wow
contact: Jeannie <mailto:jchewning@globalweb.net>
November 9, 10am - 4pm
King William, VA
Upper Mattaponi Tribal Grounds
Veteran's Day Pow-Wow
contact: Jeannie <mailto:jchewning@globalweb.net>
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Forward BFC's Email Updates to you Friends
As we prepare for another busy winter defending
the buffalo, it is important to expand the network of
people helping us to protect the herd. One way to do
this is through our email updates.
The best way to stay informed is to subscribe to BFC's
electronic newsletter. Each update features a "News
from the Field" section, where we report on recent
actions taking place along the Yellowstone boundary.
You will also find short poems, information on the natural
history of buffalo, and the most current information
on legal, legislative, and management decisions affecting
the herd. You'll receive an update every week from November
to June and two per month during the quieter summer
months.
We respect your privacy and don't share our list with
anyone.
Please help us spread the word by forwarding updates
to your friends and family, and ask them to sign up.
We are a grassroots effort and we depend on people like
you to share the buffalo's plight. When enough people
are informed, we will stop the slaughter!
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Support Education on the Blackfeet Reservation
If you live in or around the Bozeman area, please help
support education on the Blackfeet Reservation by shopping
at the Food Co-op on Friday, October 24. The Co-op will
donate 4% of their sales from that day to a reservation
school.
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Last Words
"The Bison of Yellowstone National Park are
unique among bison herds in the United States, being
descendants, in part, of the only continuously wild
herd in this country."
Dr. Mary Meagher
Bison expert and former National Park Service Biologist
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