Friday February 15, NATIONAL CALL-IN DAY for Wild Buffalo
NATIONAL CALL-IN DAY to NPS Director Mary Bomar 202-208-4621
Dear Buffalo Friends,
Yellowstone officials continue to spill the blood of America's last wild buffalo, our national heritage. 44 more wild buffalo were sent to slaughter Thursday morning - Valentine's Day - from Yellowstone National Park.
Thank you for all the action you have been taking. You have made Suzanne Lewis' phone ring off the hook! Good work!
Today, on our second day of the Week of Action, we target our national call-in day to Suzanne's boss, the Director of the National Park Service, Mary Bomar. 202-208-4621. Talking points are provided below.
We must STOP THE SLAUGHTER NOW! Please pick up your phone right now and tell the National Park Service they should pull Yellowstone National Park out of the Interagency Bison misManagement Plan and protect the bison they are mandated to protect, instead of catering to Montana's cattle interests. The buffalo death toll is very likely to increase significantly.
169 wild buffalo have already been captured inside Yellowstone National Park's Stephens Creek bison trap. All are being sent to slaughter. None but calves have been tested for exposure to brucellosis, the supposed reason for the kill. All the calves have been sent to slaughter, regardless of the fact that 17 tested negative for exposure to brucellosis. Further, brucellosis is a disease of the reproductive system, and neither bulls nor any buffalo under breeding age can transmit it. No wild buffalo has ever transmitted brucellosis back to the cattle they got it from. This issue is not about brucellosis, but about the grass and who gets to eat it. Our native wild buffalo should live wild and free on their historic range, not be held prisoner to the interests of Montana cattle producers.
Director of the National Park Service, Mary Bomar 202-208-4621
The goal is to make the phones ring off the hook, but for those out of the country, you can send an email to mary_bomar@nps.gov
TALKING POINTS FOR CALLING NPS DIRECTOR MARY BOMAR
1. Stop the Slaughter NOW!
2. The last wild bison in the U.S., a national treasure, are in your care. You are responsible for protecting America's national heritage, not defending the economic interests of Montana's cattle industry
3. Stop killing/harassing/quarantining America's last wild buffalo.
4. Pull Yellowstone National Park out of the Interagency Bison Management Plan now - take proactive steps to secure funding for bison habitat such as winter range and calving grounds on Gallatin National Forest.
4. Make Yellowstone release all buffalo currently being held in the Stephen's Creek trap and dismantle the trap now!
THANK YOU FOR TAKING ACTION FOR THE BUFFALO!
For more information about the Week of Action, including the schedule for national call-in days and information about writing letters to the editor of your local, regional and national media, please visit
http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org/actnow/weekofaction08.html
Yellowstone National Park
P.O. Box 168
Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190
Media & Outreach
Buffalo Field Campaign
P.O. Box 957
West Yellowstone, MT 59758
406-646-0070
bfc-media@wildrockies.org
http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.orgBFC is the only group working in the field every day
in defense of the last wild buffalo in the U.S.
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BOYCOTT BEEF! It's what's killing wild buffalo
http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org/actnow/boycott.htmlSpeak Out! Contact politicians and involved agencies today:
http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org/actnow/politicians.htmlWrite a Letter to the Editor of key newspapers:
http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org/actnow/lte.htmlHelp the buffalo by recycling your used cell phones & printer cartridges:
It's free and easy.
http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org/support/recycleprint.html.
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Dan Brister, MS
Project Director
Buffalo Field Campaign
PO Box 957
West Yellowstone, MT 59758
(406) 726-5555
bfc@wildrockies.org
http://buffalofieldcampaign.orgMedia & Outreach
Buffalo Field Campaign
P.O. Box 957
West Yellowstone, MT 59758
406-646-0070
bfc-media@wildrockies.org
http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.orgBFC is the only group working in the field every day
in defense of the last wild buffalo in the U.S.
Stay informed! Get our weekly email Updates from the Field:
Send your email address to bfc-media@wildrockies.org
BOYCOTT BEEF! It's what's killing wild buffalo
http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org/actnow/boycott.htmlSpeak Out! Contact politicians and involved agencies today:
http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org/actnow/politicians.htmlWrite a Letter to the Editor of key newspapers:
http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org/actnow/lte.htmlHelp the buffalo by recycling your used cell phones & printer cartridges:
It's free and easy.
http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org/support/recycleprint.html.
posted by Michelle Buckalew