I have been a member/donor of Buffalo Field Campaign (BFC) since it began I think in 1996. As a naturalist guide and conservationist I appreciate every day the amazing work they do often in frigid temperatures for our native Yellowstone genetically pure bison that have been singled out by the cattle industry. BFC has exposed the horrific Interagency Bison Management Plan for what it is--a campaign led by the livestock industry to keep wild Yellowstone bison out of MT. They use the disease, brucellosis, as the reason, but it is really all about competition for grass. Native wildlife belongs on our precious public lands, not the damn cows! BFC has led the way to help return these bison to MT.

I have been a member of Buffalo Field Campaign since it began, as I share love and admiration for the magnificent genetically pure buffalo of Yellowstone National Park and disgust at the way they have been inhumanely treated by Montana and the federal government to placate the powerful livestock industry. The waste of taxpayer dollars is obscene. BFC exposes the horrific treatment of our iconic buffalo and lays out solutions: allowing bison limited migration and access to habitat on our federal lands outside Yellowstone and on lands of willing owners; emphasis on private livestock for disease prevention rather than on bison; retiring of livestock grazing allotments by the Forest Service in sensitive areas for bison. Wildlife should come first on our public lands, and BFC represents the best of wildlife preservation efforts.