Voices

Jaedin Medicine Elk and Stephany Seay write, "The Montana Stockgrowers Association called buffalo advocates “selfish.” How absurd is that when it’s the livestock industry that wages the largest war against wildlife and wildlands?"

Mandela van Eeden writes, "As an outdoor guide, sportswoman and third generation Montanan, I am deeply disappointed by Gov. Gianforte’s veto of Senate Bill 442."

Daniel Carlino writes, "The Mayor and City Council majority are working to pass an ordinance that will allow the city to forcibly remove people who are camping on public park lands without providing any alternative places for them to go."

Mike Garrity writes, "The solution here is to better manage cattle grazing operations instead of trying to manage grizzly bears by killing every grizzly they see near a cow."

Lucy Dayton writes, "So much for being objective as a public land steward and listening to the American public, who recognize Holland Lake and public lands as a crucial corridor for wildlife."

Steve Kelly writes, "Today’s propaganda is sophisticated and abstract, designed to mislead the (fear-ridden) public into believing government nonsense about 'forest resilience treatments' to 'restore these lands back to health.'"

Jim Elliott writes, "I hadn’t seen Joe Hanson for a few years. Mutual friends were saying that I should get over to Alberton to see him because—you know—he’s getting up there in years."

Sen. Jon Tester writes, "Montanans deeply value our freedom and privacy, and China is working to undermine those American values right before our eyes. We can’t let that happen."

J. Gudgell writes, "As the global scientific community and the Biden administration now recognize, it’s up to the Tribes to determine how wild bison should be managed, working cooperatively with federal wildlife biologists and ecologists."

Chris Servheen writes, "His veto was not read across the rostrum before the Senate adjourned. This disregard for our legislative process is not aligned with the values we hold dear as Montanans."