Trump Gears Up to Deport Hundreds of Bison at the request of welfare ranchers
The Department of Interior is moving to evict from the Montana prairie hundreds of bison—a symbol of the American West and the once-critically endangered animal on the department’s own seal.
The Bureau of Land Management, a division of the Trump administration department, revoked the American Prairie Foundation’s license to graze bison on federal lands in Phillips County, which has more square miles than Connecticut. The bureau, the New York Times reported, cited the Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 to claim that the land should be used to raise livestock for food. The 900 bison that roam the lands, it said, were wildlife.
The move—which has yet to go into effect but could as soon as the spring—has naturally been praised by ranchers, Republican lawmakers, and business leaders.
“We must ensure that public lands remain accessible and productive, rather than being locked away for the vision of special interests,” Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte said.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-gears-deport-hundreds-animals-020231853.html
Gifford Pinchot, the first Chief of the US Forest Service, likened grazing cattle to locusts.
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