---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2000 19:38:40 -0700 From: Buffalo Folks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Stop the Slaughter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: watch nightline for buffalo coverage on Tuesday 2/6/00 _ Greetings Friends of the buffalo- Despite the fact that there is only one buffalo outside of Yellowstone National Park, things have been very busy here at the Buffalo Field Campaign. In the past two weeks, the Montana Department of Livestock (DOL) has tried to haze the old bull four times without success, chasing him from snowmobiles and snowshoes, firing cracker-barrel rounds at him from shotguns, and generally harassing the bull in an attempt to force him back to the park. The buffalo has been grazing for the past few weeks in a meadow on the Gallatin National Forest. The ostensible reason for the harassment, which is funded with tax dollars, is the state's fear that the bull could pass brucellosis to cattle. But there won't be cattle on these national forest lands until the middle of June. Even if there were, a bull buffalo would have to mate with a domestic cow in order to pass the bacteria. Buffalo don't mate with livestock. Even the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), the federal agency with the power to declare a state "brucellosis free" has publicly stated that the presence of the bull poses no threat to Montana's brucellosis free status. Yet the state insists on needlessly harassing the lone bull. Nightline, who was here shooting film for an investigative piece on the Yellowstone buffalo, had their cameras rolling as the DOL tried for the second time to haze the bull. Their footage of the operation, along with film shot by our volunteers over the years, will air on Tuesday night at 8pm. The Nightline crew spent several days with us, accompanying our patrols in the field and attending our nightly meetings. In addition to the Nightline piece, A&E will be airing an investigative report on our work and the Yellowstone bison situation on Thursday, 2/24 at 9pm. We'd like to thank all the folks who have done presentations at camp. Thanks to the 1st aiders, to Flo for her brucellosis/native american insights and to Doug Peacock and Greg Keeler, who entertained us this past Saturday night with a special evening of grizzly bear stories and activist campfire songs. It was great to come in from patrol and share our cabin with people whose work has inspired us so much over the years. A big thanks to the many folks whose continued support makes our work possible. Without you there would be no Buffalo Field Campaign. More nfo on all at: http://www.wildrockies,org/buffalo ___________________________________________________________ To find out the "in the field" info directly from Buffalo Field Campaign go to: http://www.wildrockies.org/buffalo Getting the word out is critical and BFC is the only group working 365 days a year in Yellowstone with the buffalo. _________________________________________ New Compilation Buffalo Video Available Cold Mountain, Cold Rivers has a compilation video available on the Yellowstone buffalo. Plan B, The Buffalo's Alternative is a brief scientific advocacy piece on long-term management strategies to allow buffalo to roam free in Yellowstone. Buffalo Bull is a more in-depth documentary on the Yellowstone buffalo slaughter. Where the Buffalo Roam profiles the field campaign and their efforts to protect the Yellowstone buffalo herd. To purchase the video send a check or money order for $20 to Cold Mountain, Cold Rivers; PO Box 7941 Missoula, MT 59807. Elders and educators can receive a video at a discount please send a query to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or call our office at 406-728-0867. _________________________________ Getting the word out is key... please take a moment and look at your local paper and send us contact info for the editor. Both email and fax are appreciated! please send contact info to [EMAIL PROTECTED] A&E piece on BFC will air on Thursday 2/24 at 9pm EST. ************************************************************************ List-Subscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] News Submissions or Problems: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
