BLM upholds decision to revoke American Prairie's bison grazing leases
The ruling says American Prairie’s conservation herd is not eligible for the grazing allowances, preserving federal land management limits on bison use.
- On Friday, the Bureau of Land Management canceled bison grazing permits held by nonprofit American Prairie, affecting around 63,000 acres of federal land in northeastern Montana.
- Acting BLM director Bill Groffy cited the 1934 Taylor Grazing Act, arguing bison managed for conservation purposes do not meet the definition of livestock under federal law.
- American Prairie, which grazes around 900 bison on the allotments, plans to appeal the decision through attorney Mary Cochenour, who called it an 'all-out attack on conservation.'
- Permit terminations take effect on Sept. 30, requiring American Prairie to remove its conservation herd from the federal parcels by that deadline.
- Governor Greg Gianforte praised the decision as a 'victory for the rule of law,' while conservationists argue the agency shifted regulatory standards to reach a predetermined outcome.
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Gov. Gianforte praises BLM for final grazing decision: Touts BLM decision as a “victory” for rule of law, farmers, ranchers
Governor Greg Gianforte praised the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) final decision to cancel grazing permits authorizing bison grazing previously issued to the American Prairie Reserve (APR).
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Bureau of Land Management cancels bison grazing leases for American Prairie
The Bureau of Land Management issued a final decision late last week canceling a series of permits that allowed bison grazing on federal land by the nonprofit conservation organization American Prairie. The move, which came after American Prairie and multiple…
Bureau of Land Management cancels bison grazing leases for American Prairie - The Daily Chronicle
The Bureau of Land Management issued a final decision late last week canceling a series of permits that allowed bison grazing on federal land by the nonprofit conservation organization American Prairie. The move, which came after American Prairie and multiple other organizations formally protested a preliminary decision earlier this year, was condemned by conservation groups but praised by elected officials in Montana, who have sought the cancel…
Feds Cancel American Prairie Reserve’s Bison Grazing Permits
The final decision reverses a Biden-era authorization that allowed non-production bison to graze on more than 63,000 acres of federal land, ending a four-year legal and political fight by Montana’s governor, attorney general, and congressional delegation. The Bureau of Land Management issued a final decision canceling the American Prairie Reserve’s bison grazing permits on more than 63,000… Source
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