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Missoula Group Appeals BLM Move on Northeastern Montana Bison
The group said the lease dispute leaves 63,500 acres in limbo and could affect the annual hunt for permit holders.
- American Prairie has cancelled its annual public bison lottery, citing uncertainty created by a Bureau of Land Management directive to remove animals from federal grazing allotments.
- The BLM ordered the removal, claiming the nonprofit's operations failed to meet production-oriented livestock standards, which the agency described as 'streamlining' grazing administration.
- Sale of the hunting permits has generated $79,000 for the organization, benefiting local volunteer fire departments and food banks according to American Prairie.
- American Prairie filed a 40-page appeal document with the Department of Interior, arguing the BLM misinterpreted regulations governing production-oriented livestock operations.
- The cancellation complicates expansion goals for the reserve, which has sought to manage large bison herds while navigating complex federal regulatory landscapes across the West.
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Missoula group appeals BLM move on northeastern Montana bison
Western Watersheds Project, represented by the Western Environmental Law Center, has appealed the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) decision to revoke American Prairie’s bison grazing permits on public lands in northeastern Montana, arguing the move is legally and scientifically unjustified…
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American Prairie pauses bison hunt following BLM rejection of grazing leases
The announcement came as American Prairie filed a 40-page document with the Department of Interior’s Appeals Departmental Cases Hearing Division challenging the BLM order, which was issued in May.
·Helena, United States
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