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Stephany Seay writes, "It is time for a cease-fire in the so-called buffalo hunts that take place on the western and northern edges of Yellowstone National Park."

The Gianforte administration sharply criticized the options presented and said it might reconsider the tolerance zones it previously agreed to that allow bison to roam in small areas outside the park.

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has again introduced a bill that aims to create a permanent bison program within the Department of Interior to help bolster tribal involvement in the restoration and management of the creatures on tribal lands.

A 47-year-old woman from Phoenix was gored by a bison as she was near the Lake Lodge Cabins on the north shore of Lake Yellowstone on Monday morning.

Jaedin Medicine Elk writes, "The laws made by men can be unmade by men and now is the time to “un-make” the “management plan” that is decimating wild Buffalo Nation and allow them to once again roam free."

The group was initially told that 1,186 bison were killed in tribal and state hunts, and 1,223 bison total were lost due to hunting or other reasons, which drew some gasps from members of the public in attendance.

The tale of the American buffalo is first tragic and then slightly hopeful. So documentarian Ken Burns decided to film those two eras as parts of a three-act story, leaving the last act for future generations to tell.

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?"

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."

The Red Sleep drive at the National Bison Range will be open this Friday, and the Balsam Root is in full bloom, ready to greet visitors.