Bureau of Land Management revokes American Prairie bison leases

'A win for Montana's ranchers' BLM revokes American Prairie's bison grazing leases

Ranchers fighting a decision to allow bison instead of cattle on federal grazing allotments received a boost Friday when the Bureau of Land Management issued a notice of proposed decision cancelling bison grazing leases.

BLM wants American Prairie's bison kicked off Montana grazing leases

The proposed decision noted the BLM’s authority to grant grazing permits “is limited to cases where the animals to be grazed are domestic and will be used for production-oriented purposes.”

Bureau of Land Management revokes American Prairie bison leases

The U.S. Department of the Interior announced on Friday that it is revoking grazing permits in Phillips County that American Prairie had been using to sustain its herd of bison.

Does BLM Pulling Montana Grazing Leases For Bison Reclassify Them As Wildlife?

A Wyoming bison rancher is concerned that a BLM Montana decision to pull grazing leases for bison could lead to reclassifying the large animals as wildlife. That could make raising bison illegal in Wyoming.