tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072011873966719351.post4774596119556453428..comments2015-12-26T15:46:12.096-08:00Comments on 63 Degrees North: A deserving home on the rangeKathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16846707646324311203noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072011873966719351.post-14183304368129459332008-09-29T08:25:00.000-07:002008-09-29T08:25:00.000-07:00Hey,I cover blogs and news on Yellowstone and came...Hey,<BR/><BR/>I <A HREF="http://www.yellowstone-online.com/newspaper.html" REL="nofollow">cover blogs and news on Yellowstone</A> and came across this really great write up of your time in the park.<BR/><BR/>One thing I was struck with, though, towards the end was your homage to the buffalo, an animal close to my heart. Unfortunately, it's not going so well as it sounds for the animal both inside and outside the park. Last winter, the National Park Service and the state of Montana conducted the greatest slaughter of wild buffalo since the 19th century (1,613 bison were either shipped to slaughter or killed). The politics of what buffalo face year after year is brutal, and unfortunately, they are not tolerated at all in Montana in their wild state. Most buffalo not in Yellowstone are ranched and mixed with cattle genes. There are some that are not, but their range is limited by human boundaries or regular hunts on public lands.<BR/><BR/>I was so upset about this that when I moved to Bozeman I helped form a <A HREF="http://www.buffaloallies.org" REL="nofollow">grassroots group here</A> on the issue. However, the real heroes have been <A HREF="http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org" REL="nofollow">Buffalo Field Campaign</A>, who have been out watching and trying to protect the herds year after year.<BR/><BR/>There's a lot more information - on all sides of the issue - throughout the net. I'd encourage you and others to find out more. Yellowstone - as magical as it is - is not quite what it seems.<BR/><BR/>Yellowstone has meant an awful lot to me; it's good to see how the area struck you - and that you've taken the time to share it.<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/><A HREF="http://www.yellowstonemagic.com" REL="nofollow">Jim</A>Jim Macdonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315953965470221458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1072011873966719351.post-75500744988609062622008-09-28T16:54:00.000-07:002008-09-28T16:54:00.000-07:00Cowboy Kathy. You're looking like Dale Evans on th...Cowboy Kathy. You're looking like Dale Evans on that pony. Love those action photos. <BR/><BR/>Beautiful Lake Yellowstone and river. wish I had seen that when I was there. But, I think I saw the very same buffalo in the road. I think they are park employees.<BR/><BR/>See ya in Houston. Enjoy the range.<BR/><BR/>Roy Rogersscott gibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05061503964253815422noreply@blogger.com