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Support Buffalo Preservation Act

The Yellowstone Buffalo Preservation Act (HR-3446) was recently introduced to the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. It could finally allow buffalo to use the same winter range that all of the other wildlife in Yellowstone Park have been able to utilize for years. This legislation could be changed and or added on to another bill, but as of now this is basically how it reads:


 -- There will be no killing or hazing of buffalo outside of the park on the Horse Butte Peninsula near West Yellowstone and the area from the north boundary to the north end of Yankee Jim Canyon. The exception to this is if a person is physically endangered or private property is damaged by buffalo.

-- To allow buffalo in these areas, the federal agencies and conservation groups will work with adjacent private landowners by using land acquisition, easements, fencing and cattle vaccination.

-- The land exchange with the Church Universal Triumphant (near the north border) will be finalized to allow buffalo.

-- The Stevens Creek capture facility, located inside the park, will be disassembled.

-- This is all to be completed within three years.

Basically, this moves the current Bison Management Plan into a new phase that allows bison to be treated like wildlife and not livestock. Unfortunately, our representative from Montana, Dennis Rehberg, is against this legislation, but we can still contact other house members in Washington and ask them to support this act. Also, inform your family and friends about the bison issue and ask them to contact their congressional representatives.

The Yellowstone Buffalo Preservation Act will bring landowners, government agencies and conservation groups together and help bring a balance to the management of buffalo, which now heavily favors livestock. Yellowstone is one of the premier wildlife viewing destinations in the world, and this act can only help bolster that reputation. It offers us a common sense solution to this volatile national issue that continues to haunt us.

George Nell

952 Highway 89 S.

Gardiner

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