Here are the stories which appeared in the press of the last several weeks.

6/19
Mexican cattle weren’t the source of outbreak, they say (BFC mention)
Billings Gazette (McKee ~ her daddy must be a 4th generation rancher…. )
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/06/19/news/state/33-cattle.txt

State takes action on brucellosis testing after positive cow found in Montana
Farm & Ranch Guide
http://www.farmandranchguide.com/articles/2008/06/19/ag_news/livestock_news/lives10.txt

Breaking News: FWS, Tribes ink Bison Range management pact
The Missoulian
http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2008/06/19/news/top/news01a.txt

Op-Ed: Myths add to brucellosis blame game (Nadia White, UM professor of journalism)
The Missoulian
http://missoulian.com/articles/2008/06/19/opinion/guest/guest77.txt

Tribes, gov’t will share management of Bison Range
San Diego Union-Tribune
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20080619-1301-wst-bisonrangemanagement.html

TenderBison joins the Winn Meat company roster of fine proteins (Yellowstone, conservation mention)
The Earth Times
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/tenderbisontm-joins-the-winn-meat-company-roster-of-fine-proteins,440702.shtml

6/18
Mexico not behind Montana’s brucellosis outbreak (BFC mention)
Billings Gazette (AP)
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/06/18/news/state/14-mexico.txt

Officials begin digging into brucellosis case
Billings Gazette (AP)
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/06/19/news/wyoming/24-brucellosis.txt

Nebraska Dept. of Ag issues import order for Montana cattle and bison
CattleNetwork.com
http://www.cattlenetwork.com/Content.asp?ContentID=230244

Blackfeet tribe begins a buffalo project for economic development
Glacier Reporter
http://www.goldentrianglenews.com/articles/2008/06/18/glacier_reporter/news/news2.txt

6/14
A letter from the Governor
West Yellowstone News
http://www.westyellowstonenews.com/articles/2008/06/13/news/news5.txt

Montana loses its brucellosis-free status
Brownfield ~ Ag News for America
http://www.brownfieldnetwork.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=74342C2D-E2F2-1431-3CA538980FDBCC39

How bad is it?
News Talk KBLG 910AM, Billings
http://www.kblg.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=8282

6/13
Buffalo Allies calls upon Governor to withdraw from IBMP
West Yellowstone News
http://www.westyellowstonenews.com/articles/2008/06/13/news/news3.txt

More restrictions ordered for cattle
Great Falls Tribune, Across the Big Sky
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080613/NEWS01/806130321/1002

6/12
Debunking brucellosis myths
New West (Bill Schneider)
http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/debunking_brucellosis_myths/C41/%20L41/

Montana bison hunt quotas likely staying the same (video footage)
Montana’s News Station
http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=8485180&nav=menu227_3

Wyoming may have new brucellosis case
Casper Star Tribune
http://www.trib.com/articles/2008/06/12/news/breaking/doc485194ae85e7c146998238.txt

Ochenski: Udder failure: The politics behind Montana’s brucellosis discovery
Missoula Independent
http://www.missoulanews.com/index.cfm?do=article.details&id=7958B09B-14D1-13A2-9F378912943DCE73

Commissioners back proposed bison hunt
KXMC - Minot, ND
http://www.kxmc.com/News/247542.asp

Buffalo Allies of Bozeman call on Schweitzer to withdraw from IBMP
New West Unfiltered
http://www.newwest.net/topic/article/buffalo_allies_of_bozeman_calls_upon_schweitzer_to_withdraw_from_interagenc/C37/L37/

6/11
Second brucellosis case will cost cattle industry millions (BFC quoted)
Casper Star Tribune (McKee)
http://www.trib.com/articles/2008/06/12/news/wyoming/df5c7993e0aa83c88725746500003a1c.txt

Cattle industry losses could reach millions
Billings Gazette (Tom Lutey)
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080611/OPINION01/806110309

To late - this time - for split-state brucellosis status
Great Falls Tribune
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080611/OPINION01/806110309

Brucellosis free status
ABC Montana ~ Missoula
http://www.abcmontana.com/news/state/19695294.html

Giant buffalo sculpture cast in Billings
Billings Gazette
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/06/11/news/local/24-giantbison.txt

Rancher of infected cow considers slaughtering herd (BFC quoted)
Billings Gazette (McKee)
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/06/11/news/state/18-rancher.txt

Ranchers and conservationists at odds as bison herd numbers plunge
Flathead Beacon
http://www.flatheadbeacon.com/articles/article/ranchers_and_conservationists_at_odds_as_bison_herd_numbers_plunge/3825/

‘Black cloud’ for Montana
Casper Star Tribune (McKee)
http://www.trib.com/articles/2008/06/11/news/wyoming/df5c7993e0aa83c88725746500003a1c.txt

Can valley elk live without winter feed?
Jackson Hole News & Guide (Hatch)
http://www.kulr8.com/news/state/19695694.html

6/10
State loses brucellosis-free status
Belgrade News
http://www.belgrade-news.com/view.php?article=9257

Montana finds brucellosis case
Feedstuffs ~ The Weekly Newspaper for Agribusiness
http://www.feedstuffs.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=F4D1A9DFCD974EAD8CD5205E15C1CB42&nm=Breaking+News&type=news&mod=News&mid=A3D60400B4204079A76C4B1B129CB433&tier=3&nid=521C75F736F24B8894A364C87AE16E7A

6/9
Montana to lose brucellosis free status
KULR8, Billings MT
http://www.kulr8.com/news/state/19695694.html

Sick cow costs Montana its brucellosis-free status
New West
http://www.newwest.net/city/article/sick_cow_costs_montana_its_brucellosis_free_status/C396/L396/

Montana to lose its status as brucellosis-free
Billings Gazette
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/06/09/news/state/21-bruce.txt
- appeared on
* San Diego Union-Tribune http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20080609-1804-wst-montana-brucellosis.html

Montana cow tests positive for brucellosis
Associated Press (Brown)
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hE4vV5dGdP6fxdT07LBD6fwuHkSAD916RNSGB

6/8
Letter: DOL bison policy ignores disease facts (Karrie Taggart!)
Billings Gazette
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/06/08/opinion/letters/22-bison.txt

6/6
Letter: Bison should not be managed as livestock
West Yellowstone News
http://www.westyellowstonenews.com/articles/2008/06/06/opinions/letter2.txt

How not to save the bison
Plenty Magazine
http://www.plentymag.com/blogs/political/2008/06/how_not_to_save_the_bison.php

6/5
Letter: Federal agencies should revamp bison protections
Howard County Times (Maryland)
http://www.explorehoward.com/opinion/9160/letter-federal-agencies-should-revamp-bison-protections/

Ted Turner
Big Sky Weekly
http://www.thebigskyweekly.com/article.php?id=368

6/4
Suit opposes elk feeding in Wyoming
New York Times (Robbins)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/04/us/04refuge.html?_r=1&ref=environment&oref=slogin

Groups seek to restore health of elk refuge herds
The Earth Times
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/groups-seek-to-restore-health-of-elk-refuge-herds,418997.shtml

Greens sue to close Elk Refuge
Wyoming Business Report
http://www.wyomingbusinessreport.com/article.asp?id=94160

Group wants to halt elk feeding program
United Press International
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/06/04/Group_wants_halt_to_elk_feeding_program/UPI-40991212587838/

Refuge feeding fought in suit
Jackson Hole News & Guide (Hatch)
http://www.jhguide.com/article.php?art_id=3155

Suit seeks to stop elk feeding on Wyoming refuge
Associated Press (Brown)
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hcGafVBAJEY67cZSFvXTOg7SnlXgD9135K2O0

Conservation groups protest against elk feeding
ENews
http://www.enews20.com/news_Conservation_Groups_Protest_Against_Elk_Feeding_08439.html

5/30
In Montana, bison plan paused (BFC quoted)
Christian Science Monitor (T.Wilkinson)
http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2008/06/03/in-montana-bison-plan-paused/

Crews haze bison back into park
Casper Star Tribune
http://www.trib.com/articles/2008/05/30/news/wyoming/b1ba0a1a5817da148725745800838662.txt

5/29
Bison hazed off private property, back into Yellowstone
Montana’s News Station
http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/story.asp?S=8398355&nav=menu227_7

MDOL takes bison home
DOL press release
* TEXT pasted below

MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF LIVESTOCK TAKES BISON HOME
Thursday, May 29, 2008/FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Steve Merritt
Public Information Officer
Montana Department of Livestock
406/444-9431

MDOL Takes Bison Home

Acting under directives from the Montana Board of Livestock, and with the cooperation of Interagency Bison Management Plan (IBMP) partners, the Montana Department of Livestock (MDOL) today conducted a bison hazing operation on Horse Butte peninsula west of Yellowstone National Park.

The operation was approved last week by the Board at its regular bimonthly meeting, which was attended by members of the public and livestock industry representatives.

Board of Livestock executive director Christian Mackay called the operation a success.

“It was a clean sweep, and all of the bison that were on Horse Butte are now back in the park where they belong,” Mackay said. “Enough snow had melted to be able to conduct the operation safely, and green-up was sufficient to offer adequate feed for the bison to hold.”

MDOL moved approximately 110 bison off of the Horse Butte property formerly owned by the Munns brothers, and an additional 40 bison off of the north side of the butte back into the park.

Although state statute (MCA 81-2-120) gives MDOL authority to conduct bison operations on private property, the use of a helicopter to haze the bison precluded the need to exercise that authority.

Despite a melt-off and green up that was much later than normal, state veterinarian Marty Zaluski said hazing operations on the west side of the park this operational season were successful.

“With the completion of today’s operation, the risk management goals of the IBMP to maintain spatial and temporal separation between bison and cattle has been maintained,” Zaluski said.

The state legislature has identified bison - which carry a zoonotic disease known as brucellosis - as a species in need of special management, and has given MDOL broad authorities to manage wild bison.

This is the eighth winter the IBMP has been used to guide bison and brucellosis risk management actions. Under the IBMP, MDOL works with other agencies to protect and maintain Montana’s brucellosis-free status while cooperating to conserve a viable, wild bison population. Management actions are necessitated, in part, by a population estimate which was at a near-record high of 4,700 bison within Yellowstone National Park at the beginning of this year.