American Prairie wins preliminary injunction against state in bison grazing suit

By: Micah Drew

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: July 2, 2026

Words: 1,347

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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American Prairie, a nonprofit conservation organization, has been fighting the state and federal for years over its ability to graze its herd of 900 bison on public lands.

And while the U.S. government yanked the organization’s federal grazing permits earlier this year, a Helena judge gave the group a temporary win in a lawsuit over its use of state trust lands.

Lewis and Clark District Court Judge Christopher Abbott on June 26 …

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