Bureau of Land Management cancels grazing permits for 900 bison
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Updated · The New York Times · May 4
Bureau of Land Management cancels grazing permits for 900 bison
12 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 4
The reversal affects American Prairie's herd on federal grasslands in northern Montana, where the nonprofit had grazed bison under multiple administrations, including Donald Trump's first.
The agency said the Taylor Grazing Act reserves the land for food-producing livestock, classifying the bison as wildlife rather than production animals and opening the range to cattle.
Conservation groups and Native American tribes condemned the move, saying it undermines efforts to restore bison populations after their near-extinction in the 19th century.
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