FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Thursday, April 17, 2008

CONTACTS: Sarah Elliott 406-444-9725

Governor, Park Superintendent, Church President Announce RTR Agreement

(HELENA) - Governor Brian Schweitzer, Church Universal and Triumphant and Royal Teton Ranch (RTR) President Kate Gordon, Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Suzanne Lewis, and several non-government groups today announced completion of a long awaited agreement that moves the Yellowstone-area Interagency Bison Management Plan (IBMP) through a critical step for protection of both Montana’s cattle industry and the Park bison herd.

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Buffalo Field Campaign
Yellowstone Bison
Update from the Field
April 17, 2008
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AMERICAN BISON ELIMINATED from the last wild population in the U.S.
2007-2008 Total: 1,601
2007-2008 Slaughter: 1,435
2007-2008 Hunt: 166
2007-2008 Quarantine: 112

Total Since 2000: 3,666*
*includes lethal government action, quarantine, hunts
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In this issue:
* Update from the Field
* Buffalo Spirits Released ~ A Sacred Gathering
* CUT Deal Goes Down; Bad Deal for Wild Bison
* Sign on to Emergency Rule Making Petition to Stop the Slaughter Now!
* Mother’s Day Hand Crafted Cards for the Buffalo’s Cause ~ Deadline April 25
* Lesson’s Learned from Wild Bison: Missoula, MT, Saturday, May 3, 2008
* Photo of the Week
* Last Words

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National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior

Yellowstone National Park
P.O. Box 168
Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190

EMBARGOED UNTIL 1:30 PM MDT
April 17, 2008 08-024

Al Nash or Stacy Vallie (307) 344-2015

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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK NEWS RELEASE
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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HELPS FUND GRAZING RESTRICTION AND BISON ACCESS
AGREEMENT
Deal increases tolerance for bison north of park by removing cattle for 30
years

(Bozeman, MT) - The National Park Service has agreed to provide federal
funds in support of a grazing rights and bison access agreement which will
allow the Interagency Bison Management Plan (IBMP) to move forward. The
deal was announced in Bozeman this afternoon by Yellowstone National Park
Superintendent Suzanne Lewis, Church Universal and Triumphant, Inc.,
President Kate Gordon, and Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer.

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Mike Mease reports that cattle are gone from CUT property and there is news today that there will be a “historic announcement” tomorrow in Bozeman by Governor Brian Schweitzer and Yellowstone Park Superintendent Suzanne Lewis.

What does this mean? I guess we’ll find out tomorrow.

Here is an article from the AP in the Billings Gazette:

Deal could limit killing of park bison. Purchase of grazing rights from CUT ranch would create corridor for migrating animals.

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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

CONTACT: Sarah Elliott 406-444-9725

MEDIA ADVISORY
Governor, Yellowstone Park Superintendent to Make Announcement about
Interagency Bison Management Plan - Tomorrow at Gallatin Airport

(HELENA) - Governor Brian Schweitzer and Yellowstone Park Superintendent
Suzanne Lewis will make a historic announcement about the Interagency Bison
Management Plan tomorrow, Thursday, April 17th at 1:30PM in the conference
room of the Old Terminal Building, north of the control tower at the
Gallatin Field Airport.

WHO: Governor Brian Schweitzer and Yellowstone National Park
Superintendent Suzanne Lewis

WHAT: Announcement about Interagency Bison Management Plan

WHEN: TOMORROW — Thursday, April 17 - 1:30PM

WHERE: Conference Room, Old Terminal Building- North of Control Tower,
Gallatin Field Airport (Between Commercial Terminal and Arlin’s Aircraft)

This photo was taken on Friday afternoon near West Yellowstone along the road to 7-Mile Bridge.

Buffalo Field Campaign
Yellowstone Bison
Update from the Field
April 10, 2008
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* NEW VIDEO! To Protect the Wild Bison
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https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?id=1807
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http://www.blog.buffalofieldcampaign.org
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AMERICAN BISON ELIMINATED from the last wild population in the U.S.
2007-2008 Total: 1,527
2007-2008 Slaughter: 1,361
2007-2008 Hunt: 166
2007-2008 Quarantine: 99

Total Since 2000: 3,545*
*includes lethal government action, quarantine, hunts
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In this issue:
* Update from the Field
* Groups Make Two Powerful Emergency Efforts to Stop the Slaughter
* April 15: Releasing of the Buffalo Spirits Ceremony ~ Arvol Looking
* Mother’s Day: Handcrafted Cards for the Buffalo’s Cause
* Get Your “Let Buffalo Roam” License Plates!
* Photo of the Week
* Last Words
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Buffalo near Yankee Jim Canyon.

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NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL
http://www.nrdc.org

GALLATIN WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION
http://www.gallatinwildlifeassociation.org/

BUFFALO FIELD CAMPAIGN
http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 10, 2008

Press contact:
Josh Mogerman, NRDC 312/780-7428 or 773/531-5359 (cell)
Glenn Hockett, Gallatin Wildlife Association 406-586-1729
Darrel Geist, Buffalo Field Campaign 406-646-0070

Bison Advocates Proposes a Way Out of Needless Buffalo Slaughter
Call for Governor and buffalo managers to stay out of calving grounds

Livingston, MT (April 10, 2008) - This has been a gruesome year for the buffalo of Yellowstone with nearly one third of the herd killed by state and federal authorities. The 1,465 animals slaughtered represent the largest death toll for Yellowstone’s buffalo since the 19th Century, when the species was nearly wiped off the planet. On the heels of a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report critical of the way that bison have been treated, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Buffalo Field Campaign, and Gallatin Wildlife Association have called for the Governor of Montana and administrators of the Interagency Bison Management Plan (IBMP) to immediately put a bold plan in place to stop the slaughter. The plan centers on a specific geographic area west of the park, where the factors that normally cloud the buffalo debate are not present. A moratorium on buffalo slaughter and harassment at Horse Butte will allow the herds time to recover while a more humane management plan can be put into place.

“There is a way out of this senseless slaughter,” said Louisa Willcox, senior wildlife advocate for the NRDC. “I think everyone recognizes that a change is needed here—but the same issues of conflict with cattle and property rights issues always short circuit public debate. Those issues do not apply at Horse Butte. This proposal gives the buffalo a chance to recover while the state and federal authorities get time to look at the criticism from community groups and the GAO report. I am confident we can find a better way to manage these national icons.”

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For Immediate Release
April 10, 2008

EMERGENCY RULE SOUGHT TO STOP PARK SERVICE SLAUGHTER
OF WILD BISON IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

Press contacts:
D.J. Schubert, Animal Welfare Institute, (609) 334-1378
Darrell Geist, Buffalo Field Campaign, (406) 646-0070

Online resources: An electronic copy of the petition and additional information can be downloaded at http://www.awionline.org/wildlife/bison/index.htm

(Washington, D.C.) A diverse coalition of tribal, conservation, hunting, animal welfare and wildlife groups, an outfitting business, and concerned citizens from Montana and South Dakota, have filed an emergency rule making petition with the U.S. Department of the Interior seeking to stop the National Park Service from slaughtering wild bison inhabiting Yellowstone National Park and adjoining lands on the Gallatin National Forest in Montana.

Yellowstone is home to America’s only wild bison who have continuously occupied their native habitat.

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*SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Mother’s Day 2008: Handcrafted Cards for the Buffalo’s Cause
Friday, April 25th deadline; order early!

Dear Buffalo Friends,

Nature’s antidote to human folly: the advent of a new generation of wild bison. Here in Yellowstone country, we anticipate this beautiful birthing time with hope and renewed commitment to wild buffalo families in spite of the ongoing season of despair. Once again, we offer you, our fellow bison activists, an opportunity to spread the word, save the herd, and invest in the critical work of bison advocacy. Added bonus: you reveal yourself to be a priorities-in-the-right-place human of conscience and compassion! (Mom will be so proud….)

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