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* Update from the Field
Dear Buffalo Supporters,
The days grow shorter and the nights colder, urging
us to finalize our preparations for the coming season.
In recent weeks we have been busy gathering, cutting,
and stacking scores of cords of firewood, making much-needed
repairs to the cabin, and attending public meetings
to gain an idea of the government's bison-killing plans
for the coming winter. We know our presence--both in
the field and on the policy front--is making a difference.
Since we last wrote you, a few buffalo have appeared
near the Yellowstone boundary, harbingers of the season
ahead. Already the local Department of Livestock agent
has come out to haze those buffalo deeper into Yellowstone
Park.
We have been working hard all summer to make our cabin
ready for the return of the busy field season, when
we will be joined--as we have every year for the past
11--by hundreds of volunteers who put their lives on
hold to come stand in defense of the last truly wild
bison left in America. If those volunteers are the lifeblood
of Buffalo Field Campaign--doing the on-the-ground work
for the buffalo--then you, our supporters, are the beating
heart of BFC--sustaining all our efforts to protect
the buffalo. Without the support of individual donors,
who comprise the majority of our funding, none of our
work would be possible. With the national and world
economies in shambles, we have already noticed a reduction
in donations. If you care about Yellowstone bison and
believe in the work of Buffalo Field Campaign, please
make a donation today. Even if you can only afford to
give $5 or $10, every little bit helps and none will
be wasted.
Make
a secure online donation or send a check or money
order to the address below.
Buffalo Field Campaign
PO Box 957
West Yellowstone, MT 59821
Thank You!
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* Get Your NEW BFC T-Shirt!
Buffalo Field Campaign introduces a brand new t-shirt,
featuring a nice woodcut buffalo with the message "Wanted:
Room to Roam." T-shirts are $20 plus $3 shipping
and handling with all proceeds going directly towards
BFC's front lines work. Order by sending a check or
money order (no cash please) with t-shirt size to BFC,
PO Box 957, West Yellowstone, MT 59758, or order
online.
REMINDER: You can receive a *FREE* BFC t-shirt by submitting
and getting published a buffalo-friendly Letter to the
Editor to any print media! Once your letter is printed
in the paper, just send us a copy with your mailing
address and t-shirt size. It's one small way we can
say thank you for being a voice for the buffalo and
helping tell their story. Please contact Stephany at
bfc-media@wildrockies.org
with questions.
Click
here for tips on writing a Letter to the Editor and
a brief list of newspapers.
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* Last Words
I rise, I rise,
I, whose tread makes the earth to rumble.
I rise, I rise,
I, in whose thighs there is strength.
I rise, I rise,
I, who whips his back with his tail when in rage.
I rise, I rise,
I, in whose humped shoulder there is power.
I rise, I rise,
I, who shakes his mane when angered.
I rise, I rise,
I, whose horns are sharp and curved.
~ The Rising of the Buffalo Men (from the Osage Rite
of Vigil)
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* Kill Tally
AMERICAN BISON ELIMINATED from the last wild population
in the U.S.
2008-2009 Total: 1
2008-2009 Slaughter: 0
2008-2009 Hunt: 0
2008-2009 Quarantine: 0
2008-2009 Shot by Agents: 1
2007-2008 Total: 1,616
Total Since 2000: 3,682*
*includes lethal government action, quarantine, hunts
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