Battle over bison: The InterTribal Bison Cooperative, the National Wildlife Federation, and the effort to save Yellowstone bison

Battle over bison: The InterTribal Bison Cooperative, the National Wildlife Federation, and the effort to save Yellowstone bison

Many believe that Yellowstone National Park remains the last haven for wild, free-roaming bison. Since the late 1980s, the Montana Department of Livestock has been shooting bison that have roamed outside the park. They fear that a disease called brucellosis is transmittable to their cattle and if tr...

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Main Author: Voggesser, Garrit A
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 01-01-2000
Subjects:
American history
Forestry
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Summary:Many believe that Yellowstone National Park remains the last haven for wild, free-roaming bison. Since the late 1980s, the Montana Department of Livestock has been shooting bison that have roamed outside the park. They fear that a disease called brucellosis is transmittable to their cattle and if transmitted would prevent ranchers from marketing their cattle to other states. These problems have moved InterTribal Bison Cooperative to join ranks with the National Wildlife Federation to prevent the further loss of YNP bison by reintroducing buffalo to tribal lands. The bison controversy in Yellowstone is not limited to one issue, but is the converging point for a large number of contentions over the basic human-land-animal relationship in the American West. Examining the battle over bison generates a fuller understanding of historical and contemporary problems in the American West.
ISBN:9780599747821
059974782X