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Update: Bison Slaughter Averted
A bison stands tall in Yellowstone National Park. (Ingo Arndt, Minden Pictures) Great news for wild bison! In January, thanks to the efforts of Defenders of Wildlife’s supporters and our allies,...
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IN THE FIELD: (Prairie) Dog Days Of Summer
Hundreds more prairie dogs moved to safety at Thunder Basin Eric, Jonathan and Lacy, prairie dog relocators. Photo by Lindsey Sterling Krank. For the second year in a row, black-tailed prairie dogs at...
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Black-footed Ferrets Get a Second Chance
Thirty years ago, the black-footed ferret was thought to be extinct, a casualty of the war this country has waged against prairie dogs for more than a century. (Black-footed ferrets are completely...
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Are America’s Bison Finally Heading Home?
Bison gather near the road at the archway marking the entrance to Yellowstone National Park. Montana poised to approve the return of 68 bison to tribal lands We’re almost there! This Friday the Montana...
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Montana Commission Approves Bison Transfer
The FWP Commissioners listen to Fort Peck Tribal Chairman Floyd Azure’s testimony. A meeting to remember Attending day-long meetings of the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission isn’t usually at...
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Yellowstone Bison Gaining Ground
It’s been slow but steady progress lately for bison conservation in Montana. Tribal wildlife managers at Fort Peck and Fort Belknap Indian reservations are busy making preparations to receive 65...
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Saturday may have been another quiet day at the remote Fort Peck Indian Reservation in northeastern Montana, but it also marked another historic moment for the return of pure wild bison to the Great...
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Restoring Bison to a Landscape and a Culture
November is Native American Heritage Month, so throughout the month, we’re highlighting Native American-led efforts to restore culturally significant wildlife species to tribal lands. “The buffalo...
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How The ESA Saved the Black-Footed Ferret
Jonathan Proctor, Rockies and Plains Representative What’s the Deal with Ferrets? Black-footed ferrets rely on large prairie dog colonies for food and shelter. Black-footed ferrets are small predators...
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Will fear of wild bison become law in Montana?
Jonathan Proctor, Rockies and Plains Representative Baby bison at Fort Peck (c) Fort Peck Journal The Montana legislature meets in Helena, our state’s capital, every other year for just four months....
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Jonathan Proctor, Rockies and Plains Representative As I wrote last week, there are a number of anti-bison bills sailing through the Montana state legislature this year. These bills pose all kinds of...
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Montana Supreme Court Hears Bison Case
Jonathan Proctor, Northern Rockies Representative Earlier this month, the Montana Supreme Court heard arguments from Defenders of Wildlife and others in a case that will have far-reaching impacts on...
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Montana Anti-Bison Legislation Defeated!
Jonathan Proctor, Northern Rockies Representative I have some great news from Montana: All 14 bad bison bills in the Montana Legislature were defeated! Legislators opposed to the recent progress on...
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Courage for Conservation
Jonathan Proctor, Rockies and Plains Representative Returning bison to tribal lands in the Great Plains was not without risk. Many outspoken Montana state legislators opposed to wild bison restoration...
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Larry Haverfield, Wildlife Hero: 1936-2014
We lost a hero on September 21. Larry Haverfield, lifelong Kansas rancher and conservationist, passed away. Larry did not push through landmark environmental legislation, did not chain himself to an...
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From the Field: Celebrating our Public Lands
An open letter from Defenders’ program directors Dear Fellow Defenders, Thanks to your unwavering support, Defenders of Wildlife is able to work every day to protect and recover hundreds of imperiled...
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