Death on the range: the slaughter of the Yellowstone bison
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Montana has a policy authorizing state officials to kill bison that wander beyond the protective boundary of the Yellowstone National Park. Since 1985, the state government has allowed the slaughter of over 1,800 stray bison. The Montana Dept. of Livestock cannot offer any valid justification for this policy.
Publication Name: The Animals' Agenda
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0892-8819
Year: 1996
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Buffalo Nations
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The Buffalo Nations is an all-volunteer group founded by Michael Mease, a filmmaker-turned-activist and consists of Native American animal advocates. Buffalo Nations volunteers are battling the Dept of Livestock's campaign to reduce the nomadic bison herd at the Yellowstone National Park.
Publication Name: The Animals' Agenda
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0892-8819
Year: 1999
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Sea gull slaughter
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Several thousand sea gulls in South Monomoy Island were killed as a result of a poisoning program implemented by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). The USFWS believed that the deaths of the seagulls would result in an increase in the population of piping plovers.
Publication Name: The Animals' Agenda
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0892-8819
Year: 1996
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