Bureau of Land Management cancels bison grazing leases for American Prairie

By: Micah Drew

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: May 12, 2026

Words: 1,046

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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The Bureau of Land Management issued a final decision late last week canceling a series of permits that allowed bison grazing on federal land by the nonprofit conservation organization American Prairie.

The move, which came after American Prairie and multiple other organizations formally protested a preliminary decision earlier this year, was condemned by conservation groups but praised by elected officials in Montana, who have sought the cancellation of bison grazing leases for years.

“This final …

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