“Bison are large mammals with thick brown fur and horns on their heads.”

“This proposal is an unprecedented reversal of BLM’s own decision-making after more than 40 years of treating bison as eligible livestock under federal grazing law,” Alison Fox, the CEO of American Prairie, said in a statement.

“BLM lawfully approved these permits after a thorough environmental review and defended them for years,” she added. “Abruptly rescinding them now—under political pressure—creates immense uncertainty and sends a chilling signal to Tribes, ranchers, and conservation partners who depend on fair and predictable public land management.”

‘The Last Stand’ by Michael Punke (The Revenant) – The Battle to Save the Buffalo – The American Prairie Reserve

This is an outstanding history of the American buffalo especially when considering the current efforts to thwart the work of the American Prairie Foundation to develop what could be our next National Park for all.

Michael Punke’s The Last Stand tells the epic story of the American West through the lens of the American bison and the man who saved these icons of the Western