My Nonprofit Reviews

As a lifelong resident of the eastern US, I am still shocked by the news that BFC reports regarding wild buffalo. If not for BFC bringing the federal government's slaughter and harassment of wild buffalo to public attention, these animals might not even exist in the US anymore. The members of BFC are incredibly dedicated to their cause, in spite of their small budget, remote location, and the fact that their opponents are supported by all US taxpayers. The BFC is working to dispel the myth that brucellosis is spread by wild buffalo to domestic herds, which is not a documented means of transmission and is an excuse for federal agencies to continue to harass and kill buffalo. When I read their weekly updates, I get a feeling for buffalo as social animals with family structures and lives that matter. This means that every buffalo death is a death to a member of a family and a society. The dedication and personal interest that the BFC feel toward buffalo really comes through in their updates. They don't see the buffalo as resources for human use, but as individuals in a society with a right to live their lives as nature intended. The BFC needs more funding in order to spread their message to the whole country, so that more people can be outraged that their taxes are funding the slaughter and harassment of wild buffalo. Honestly, before I heard of the BFC, I assumed that wild buffalo were living as well as any western animal who is restricted in range by human settlement and perhaps occasionally hunted during short seasons. The BFC is working for a population of animals in a remote location whose fate has up to now been decided by wealthy landowners and federal agencies, and the rest of the country needs to know about it.

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