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Two lawsuits challenge federal ban on bison grazing in Montana

  • Micah Drew

Two lawsuits filed in federal court seek to overturn a new policy by the Bureau of Land Management revoking federal grazing permits for bison herds in Montana.  American Prairie, a conservation organization that owns and leases vast swaths of land in eastern Montana, has grazed a herd of more than 900 bison on federal land […]

American Prairie bison grazing lawsuit update
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Dispute over American Prairie bison grazing on BLM land moves to federal court

  • John Riley NonStop Local Reporter

The American Prairie Foundation bison grazing dispute on public federal lands has moved into federal district court. This week, both American Prairie and the Western Watersheds Project filed lawsuits against the U.S. Department of Interior and the Bureau of Land Management in the United States District Court for the State of Montana.