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Montana Releases New Bison Management, Conservation Plan

By • Jan 10, 2020

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks this week released a document nearly eight years in the making that outlines how bison could be restored in the state as publicly managed wildlife. 

Big Money Is Building A New Kind Of National Park In The Great Plains

By Nate Hegyi • Dec 8, 2019

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.

A privately funded, nonprofit organization is creating a 3.2 million-acre wildlife sanctuary — American Prairie Reserve — in northeastern Montana, an area long known as cattle country.

Agencies, Tribes Vote To Reduce Yellowstone Bison Population By 600-900

By • Dec 6, 2019

State, federal and tribal representatives tasked with managing bison in and around Yellowstone National Park voted again Tuesday to reduce the herd size as animals migrate out of the park this winter. 

Lawsuit Challenges The Safety Of Yellowstone-Area Bison Hunt

By • Oct 22, 2019
Bison in Yellowstone National Park
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A lawsuit filed in federal court Monday is challenging a long-contested bison hunt near Yellowstone National Park.

A group of Gardiner residents says the annual winter bison hunt just north of the park is unsafe for property owners, hunters, and tourists.

Record Number Of People Enter American Prairie Reserve's Bison Harvest Drawing

By • Aug 23, 2019

A record number of people entered a drawing to harvest a bison from a private herd in northeastern Montana this year.

Gardiner Residents Ask For New Restrictions On Bison Hunting Near Yellowstone

By • Aug 2, 2019

A group of Gardiner residents are pushing for new restrictions to the annual bison hunt near Yellowstone National Park’s north entrance. But at a recent interagency meeting, tribal representatives say some of these changes would violate their treaty rights.

Nine-Year-Old Injured By Bison At Yellowstone National Park

By • Jul 23, 2019
Park regulations require people stay at least 25 yards from all wildlife including bison, elk and deer and at least 100 yards from wolves and bears. Disregarding those simple rules can lead to to fines, serious injury or death.
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A nine-year-old girl was injured by a bison Monday in Yellowstone National Park.

Yellowstone officials say about 50 people were within 10 feet of the bison near Observation Point Trail in the Old Faithful Geyser area for at least 20 minutes before it charged the group. 

Judge Sides With Bullock In Veto Dispute

By • Jun 5, 2019
Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton (left) and Governor Steve Bullock (right).

A Helena judge says Montana's secretary of state does not have the authority to unilaterally override Gov. Steve Bullock's veto of a bison bill.

District Judge Mike McMahon Wednesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking Secretary of State Corey Stapleton from beginning the process of publishing the vetoed bill in state law.

Stapleton Files Response To Lawsuit Over Disputed Veto

By • Jun 4, 2019
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Montana’s Secretary of State Corey Stapleton Tuesday filed a response to a lawsuit by Gov. Steve Bullock over whether Bullock met a veto deadline for a bill passed by the Legislature this year.

Stapleton’s chief legal counsel says Bullock made a mistake and that the law is clear about the outcome of House Bill 132.

Judge Upholds Contested Bullock Veto

By • May 31, 2019
Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton (left) and Governor Steve Bullock (right).

A Montana judge has blocked Secretary of State Corey Stapleton from enrolling into state law a bison bill that Gov. Steve Bullock vetoed last month.

District Judge James Reynolds' temporary restraining order was issued Friday afternoon, two days after Stapleton declared the bill had become law because the Democratic governor missed a deadline to turn the veto in to the Republican secretary's office.

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