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Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes recently reclaimed management of the land that made up the National Bison Range in northwest Montana. As the tribes resume their care of the land, they’re correcting inaccuracies at the Bison Range’s visitor center to better reflect their language and history in bison conservation.
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Federal, state and tribal officials typically come to an agreement on Yellowstone bison herd reduction goals by the first of the year.
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The Rocky Boy's Reservation in north-central Montana is welcoming 11 buffalo back this week.
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Montana officials are butting heads over the future of the national mammal. At stake is whether bison should be treated as livestock or as wildlife. New…
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Tribal nation leaders and conservation groups sent a letter to Montana’s governor Tuesday urging him to veto two bison management bills.
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Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte said Tuesday he is ending a bison management plan that would have allowed the wide-ranging animals to be restored in more…
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Montana’s legislature is considering four bison-related bills this session. The two bills that would have helped tribal nations expand bison herds were voted down, while tribal leaders say the surviving bills could harm long-standing bison management on reservations.
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Conservation and livestock groups have found a resolution to a long simmering bison disease management disagreement in northeast Montana. The compromise could help inform similar agreements if the American Prairie Reserve continues to expand its bison range.
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The U.S. Forest Service this week proposed closing hunting with firearms in part of a controversial pinch-point where bison migrate out of Yellowstone…
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Officials set a target Wednesday to reduce bison herds living in and around Yellowstone National Park by 500 to 700 animals this winter. The yearly cull is meant to keep the population in check and prevent bison from possibly transmitting a disease to domestic cattle.