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Groups raise $500,000 in fundraising match to support Yellowstone bison conservation

The program provides an alternative to sending bison to slaughter in order to manage the population within the park.

The Verdict is in, The American Prairie Reserve’s Bison Grazing Plan Benefits Public Lands 

On July 1, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) advanced American Prairie’s request to graze bison on six federal grazing allotments in Phillips County, citing that the proposed action will not have a significant impact on the land. 

The Bureau of Land Management Advances American Prairie’s Bison Grazing Application

Alison Fox, CEO of American Prairie, says the proposed action is consistent with past BLM decisions and in this instance, approval will create opportunities to collaborate with local officials and neighbors in Phillips County, while the Montana-based organization advances species and habitat restoration efforts.

Montana Career Opportunity – Senior Land Acquisition Manager – American Prairie Reserve

Join one of the most exciting and ambitious conservation projects in the world while directly supporting our mission to create a vast refuge for people and wildlife preserved forever as part of America’s heritage.  …

BLM gives initial OK to American Prairie Reserve’s bison grazing permit – Seeks Comments

“The BLM has implemented similar actions in other areas, including existing permits for bison grazing currently held by APR,” the BLM noted in its Finding of No Significant Impact. “As a result, no precedent would be set with approval of the proposed action.”

When the Bison Come Back, Will the Ecosystem Follow?

An effort to bring wild bison to the Great Plains aims to restore one of the world’s most endangered ecosystems.

Montana’s American Prairie Reserve Grows by 800 Acres

This parcel is American Prairie’s 32nd land acquisition and brings the conservation organization’s total deeded and leased acres to 420,425.

Eruption: How Human Development Is Degrading The American Serengeti – Please support The American Prairie Reserve

Big blowups: Stunning visuals from Google Earth show how private land development and resource extraction on public lands are harming wildlife in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Let’s come to the table rather than resort to government intervention – American Prairie Reserve

To the many nonprofit representatives and other fellow landowners who stood up against this bill, thank you. We hope that the defeat of HB 677 can create a path forward that includes bringing stakeholders to the table to create solutions that work for all Montanans.

Gazette opinion: Anti American Prairie Reserve bill’s defeat is good news for Montana

If a rancher wants or needs to sell, for whatever personal reason he or she may have, the government has no business getting in the middle of that transaction.

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Bear Paw Development Corporation is a private non-profit organization created for the purpose of administering programs to help improve regional economic conditions in Hill, Blaine, Liberty, Chouteau and Phillips Counties and the Fort Belknap and Rocky Boy's Indian Reservations.

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