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[source: NativeNews; Sat, 12 Feb 2000 09:35:56]
 

sent by Larry Kibby

ON THE TUBE: A&E Looks at Yellowstone Bison Issue

The cable television channel Arts & Entertainment (A&E) will air a
wildlife documentary examining the controversial Yellowstone bison
issue on Thursday February 24, at 9:00 p.m. EST (check your local
listings). Each winter, as bison move from the protection of
Yellowstone National Park onto adjacent state, federal or private
lands, they become targets of an aggressive control program by the
state of Montana based on ranchers' concerns that bison could
transmit the disease brucellosis to their cattle. COntrol efforts
continue despite the fact that there has never been a documented
case of a wild bison transmitting brucellosis to cattle. Such fear
has led to the killing of approximately 3,100 bison since 1985, with
nearly 1,100 killed during the winter of 1996-97 alone. As a result,
the park's herd has dwindled to about 2,500. Defenders has worked
with other groups to support alternative management proposals that
do not involve killing bison. The A&E program will include exclusive
video footage and interviews with local conservationists fighting to
protect the nation's last free-ranging bison herd. For more information
on the Yellowstone bison see the related article in Denlines Issue #5
or click on http://www.defenders.org/den/dl00005.html#CONT2
 

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Sent by:
Larry Kibby
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