The federal government wants to open up the land to ranchers to raise livestock for food.The Daily BeastWilliam VaillancourtMay 5 2026The 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 American Prairie’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.
Anything that hammers tree huggers!
The bison are tagged and vaccinated, the foundation says. It leases land where the animals aren’t roaming to local cattle ranchers, and it maintains electric fences, allows public access through its land, sends bison to Native American tribes to boost their herds, and donates meat to food pantries, according to the Times.
But hey, the tree huggers haven't bribed er... donated to the Republican!
The Bureau of Land Management’s decision “is not grounded in new impacts or new information,” Fox told the Daily Beast in a statement. “It appears to be completely arbitrary and unfair.”In a February press release, Fox argued that the proposal “is an unprecedented reversal of BLM’s own decision-making after more than 40 years of treating bison as eligible livestock under federal grazing law.”
Hey! Under Trump, we got the best government money can buy!
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