Tag Archives: Montana Department of Livestock

Plan To Rewrite IBMP Stalled Ahead of Season’s End

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An effort to update the Interagency Bison Management Plan (IBMP) has been delayed due to intense interagency deliberation.

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Montana Bill Would Let Bison With Brucellosis Leave Park

A Montana rep has proposed a bill that strip a requirement that bison be brucellosis-free before being transported out of Yellowstone National Park.

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IBMP Agencies Approve Bullock Bison Plan

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Breaking news: Montana Governor Steve Bullock’s bison plan has been approved.

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Yellowstone Public Scoping Comment Report Released

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The National Park Service and Montana agencies have released a public scoping comment report regarding Yellowstone’s Bison Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement.

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Expected Quota For Bison Management Thrown Out After IBMP Meeting

Yellowstone officials have backed down from their expected quota for bison management this year—scrapping the proposed number entirely in fact.

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Yellowstone Bison Population Numbers Released

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Yellowstone National Park has released its bison population estimates for 2014.

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Judge Halts Yellowstone Bison Grazing in Gardiner Basin

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A Park County judge has issued a temporary restraining order against two Montana state agencies, preventing them from allowing Yellowstone National Park bison from grazing in the Gardiner Basin, pending a full hearing.

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Stockgrowers Lawsuit to Restrict Bison Roaming Outside Yellowstone Dismissed

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A lawsuit brought by the Montana Stockgrowers Association to drastically restrict the movement of bison outside Yellowstone National Park has been dismissed, as a judge ruled the Stockgrowers do not have any rights under a multijurisdictional management plan.

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