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Save Yellowstone's Bison: Stop the Senseless Killing

Target: U.S. Department of the Interior
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Yellowstone National Park is home to America's last free-roaming buffalo herd, a reminder of the great American West. Yet these buffalo are needlessly killed when they leave the borders of the park by state officials who fear the animals will spread brucellosis to cattle, even though there has never been a single case of a buffalo in the wild spreading the disease to cattle. More than 3,000 of these buffalo have been killed in the past 15 years.

Even worse, our government is spending taxpayer money to kill bison that migrate out of Yellowstone to the Horse Butte Peninsula - in the name of protecting cattle even though there are no longer any cattle grazing on the peninsula.

Local landowners and conservation groups are urging the federal government to stop killing bison immediately on the Horse Butte Peninsula and to undertake a new environmental impact study to update the current bison management plan. Please urge the Department of the Interior to stop the slaughter of Yellowstone's bison now!

deadline: Ongoing...
goal: 10,000

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I am writing to express my opposition to the trapping and killing of bison on Horse Butte Peninsula. This killing is senseless and a waste of taxpayer dollars.

Cattle no longer graze on the peninsula the last remaining cattle grazing ranch was recently purchased, and the new owners have removed the remaining cattle and declared the land open to Yellowstone bison. Continuing to trap and kill bison under the guise of protecting cattle from brucellosis is wasteful and wrong.

I urge you to stop the killing of Yellowstone's bison on the Horse Butte Peninsula until an environmental impact study is completed to assess necessary changes to the Interagency Bison Management Plan now that there are no longer cattle grazing in this area and the local landowners support grazing bison on their land.

Sincerely,
[Your name here]

We signed the “Save Yellowstone's Bison: Stop the Senseless Killing” petition!

# 2,650:

8:28 pm PDT, Aug 3, Adrianna Martin, Indiana

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7:12 pm PDT, Aug 3, Sara Stevens, North Carolina

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7:07 pm PDT, Aug 3, April Lynn Graham, Canada

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3:10 pm PDT, Aug 3, Glenda Jasper, California

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3:05 pm PDT, Aug 3, Angela Rhodes, Greece

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1:58 pm PDT, Aug 3, Annelies Ooms, Belgium

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1:08 pm PDT, Aug 3, Dusty Ravenwolf, Florida

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1:02 pm PDT, Aug 3, Sean Noyes, Finland
I am an American citizen, and I must say I am one that is tired of antiquated laws and environmental plans. This entire program is desperately in need of review and modernization. Please effect immediate change, to include expanding the bison range along the Butte Peninsula.

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12:17 pm PDT, Aug 3, Alice Olivo, Italy

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10:22 am PDT, Aug 3, Le Thanh Quyen, Viet Nam

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8:07 pm PDT, Aug 2, Laurel Watson, Arizona

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10:23 am PDT, Aug 2, Chris Muzzall, United Kingdom

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5:58 am PDT, Aug 2, Proteja LaTierra, Wisconsin

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12:43 pm PDT, Jul 31, Jeannette Devlin, United Kingdom

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11:55 am PDT, Jul 31, Tatiyana Devlin, United Kingdom

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6:03 am PDT, Jul 29, NUGOLI AURORE, France

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7:24 pm PDT, Jul 28, Marina Payne, Oregon

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5:02 pm PDT, Jul 28, Nicole Preste, Minnesota

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10:17 pm PDT, Jul 27, Robyn Barnes, North Carolina

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6:07 pm PDT, Jul 27, Andi Alnwick, New York

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4:28 pm PDT, Jul 26, Sandy Valencour, Washington

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6:02 pm PDT, Jul 24, Megan Anderson, Ohio
These buffalo deserve to roam freely! America is their home, not just Yellowstone. If you are concerned about them wandering just build a fence!

# 2,628:

12:53 pm PDT, Jul 24, JOSE R. GONZALEZ, Mexico

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1:08 am PDT, Jul 24, AUSTIN KENDALL, Florida

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5:49 pm PDT, Jul 23, Michelle Malchow, New York

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2:19 am PDT, Jul 23, Christina Kyriakidou, Greece

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11:34 am PDT, Jul 22, Yvette Monnet, France

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9:34 pm PDT, Jul 21, Kimberly Word, Ohio

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5:04 pm PDT, Jul 21, Christine Miller, New Hampshire
Please encourage migration away from the borders and steer them inward.

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4:38 pm PDT, Jul 20, Justin Forte, California

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2:49 pm PDT, Jul 20, Justin Rummans, Iowa

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2:02 pm PDT, Jul 20, Kerry Woodham, United Kingdom

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7:19 pm PDT, Jul 17, Sarah Panullo, Pennsylvania

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5:19 pm PDT, Jul 17, Casey Baker, Washington

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1:53 pm PDT, Jul 17, Leslie Postin, Illinois
there is not one just reason for the killing of these animals, symbols of america and all we hold dear! especially the freedom to live unmolested natural lives. give these magnificent creatures the same respect and please stop the killing!

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12:28 pm PDT, Jul 17, Greta Malkotzoglou, Greece

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7:04 am PDT, Jul 17, Denisse Marin, Mexico
I am writing to express my opposition to the trapping and killing of bison on Horse Butte Peninsula. This killing is senseless and a waste of taxpayer dollars. Cattle no longer graze on the peninsula the last remaining cattle grazing ranch was recently purchased, and the new owners have removed the remaining cattle and declared the land open to Yellowstone bison. Continuing to trap and kill bison under the guise of protecting cattle from brucellosis is wasteful and wrong. I urge you to stop the killing of Yellowstone's bison on the Horse Butte Peninsula until an environmental impact study is completed to assess necessary changes to the Interagency Bison Management Plan now that there are no longer cattle grazing in this area and the local landowners support grazing bison on their land. Sincerely, Denisse Marin

# 2,613:

6:11 pm PDT, Jul 16, Lupita Wall, Mexico
we need 2 protect them...

# 2,612:

4:10 pm PDT, Jul 14, Marcia Hardiman, Massachusetts

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5:22 am PDT, Jul 14, Vicky Farmer, Mississippi
It is bad enough that these American icons are being slaughtered needlessly and callously BUT they are doing it on TAXPAYERS money!! Please take into consideration others besides the cattles 'barons'! Bison were here long before cattle and ranchers so please let them do what their ancestors have done for hundreds of years and that is to migrate! PLEASE PUT AN END TO THIS KILLING!

# 2,610:

9:35 am PDT, Jul 13, Susan D., Michigan

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9:11 am PDT, Jul 13, Patricia Nigro, Florida

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5:23 pm PDT, Jul 12, Debbie Peterson, New Jersey
mean

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5:16 am PDT, Jul 12, Jocelyn Bates, Kansas

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11:08 pm PDT, Jul 11, Aline Cortese, California

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8:20 pm PDT, Jul 10, Rachel MacDonald, Canada
It should be safe now, unless there are other wildlife that have that disease. So please stop killing them. It is not necessary anymore. Thanks.

# 2,604:

6:22 pm PDT, Jul 9, Name not displayed, Mexico
save these beautiful animals please!!!

# 2,603:

3:59 pm PDT, Jul 9, Maritza Gonzalez, Mexico
please don't kill them they're from nature just to be there.. save them!!

# 2,602:

1:26 pm PDT, Jul 9, Name not displayed, Mexico
save them!

# 2,601:

10:58 am PDT, Jul 9, Jennifer Wilson, Tennessee

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