Dear Friends,
It’s been a while since we’ve made contact. It’s been a pretty uneventful summer, though the buffalo may have a different opinion having been dealing with millions of tourists to Yellowstone National Park. That being said, there are some important things we want to share with you.
SAVE THE DATE!
On November 1, 2024, thanks to Yellowstone Voices, we will be returning to the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, MT for an important community event on the future of wild buffalo. RFN cofounder, Jaedin Medicine Elk, will conduct the opening prayer. Rick Wallen, Yellowstone’s former head bison biologist, will be the keynote speaker. This will be really interesting because he is now retired and can speak the truth, not tow the government line.
There will also be some informative videos of Confederated Salish & Kootenai tribal member, Rochelle Salois, who will speak about what is happening to the buffalo from a tribal perspective. And RFN cofounder, Stephany Seay, will be featured in a video to talk about Yellowstone’s capture-for-slaughter and -quarantine programs, and to show images of what goes on at Yellowstone’s nefarious Stephens Creek buffalo trap. Dr. Nara, an expert on brucellosis, will present information confirming that the so-called risk of brucellosis could be greatly reduced by allowing buffalo to express themselves on a much larger landscape. There will also be ample Q&A opportunities along with a panel discussion from various experts and advocates.
If you are in or traveling through Montana, please come visit with us in Bozeman! The event will begin at 5:30pm, with a welcoming reception and lots of information from our sponsor, Yellowstone Voices, and all of the promotional support partners, including Roam Free Nation. We will conclude at 9:00pm. We hope to see you there! Please help us spread the word about this event!
RFN IN THE MEDIA THIS SUMMER
While the summer was mostly uneventful, we did have some good opportunities to do interviews and engage the press to keep getting the word out there. Check out our media page to listen to interviews on Resistance Radio, For a Green Future, and on the Washington, D.C.-based Political Misfits.
You can also read our press release that we issued after Yellowstone’s disappointing Record of Decision came out on their new Bison Management Plan.
FALL IBMP MEETING
The Interagency Bison Management Plan cohorts will hold their fall meeting on October 29, 2024, at the Residence Inn in Missoula, MT. The agenda has yet to be posted, but the fall meetings are where the IBMP representatives will make decisions for the coming winter. RFN cofounders will be there to represent and document. Information about the meeting can be found here.
THANK YOU!
As always, thank you all so much for your continued support and encouragement. The field season will be soon approaching as we get closer to winter, so we could really use your support to make sure we are there for the buffalo, and to tell the truth of what is happening to them.