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BLM Cancels 900 Bison Grazing Permits, Sparks Conservation Outcry

5/5/2026

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The U.S. Bureau of Land Management cancelled grazing permits for 900 bison owned by the nonprofit American Prairie on federal land in northern Montana.
The agency justified the eviction by invoking the 1934 Taylor Grazing Act, arguing the grasslands should serve livestock production.
Conservation groups and Native American tribes decried the move, warning it would harm bison recovery efforts.
Ranchers and Republican leaders supported the decision.

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Story summary

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management cancelled grazing permits for 900 bison owned by the nonprofit American Prairie on federal land in northern Montana.
The agency justified the eviction by invoking the 1934 Taylor Grazing Act, arguing the grasslands should serve livestock production.
Conservation groups and Native American tribes decried the move, warning it would harm bison recovery efforts.
Ranchers and Republican leaders supported the decision.