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JUNE 27, 2001

Montana state livestock officials on Tuesday killed a bull buffalo because he would not go back into Yellowstone National Park.

The bull was not tested for brucellosis. Montana officials are given permission to kill bison which test positive for the disease which can cause cattle to abort their calves.

Last wineter, the state and former Secretary of Interior Bruce Babbitt signed a final management plan over for the bison. Since then, five have been killed.

Various Indian and environmental organizations, as well as tribes, oppose the killings.

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Recalcitrant bison bull shot outside park (AP 6/27)

Relevant Links:
Honor the Earth - http://www.honorearth.org
Montana Department of Livestock - http://www.liv.state.mt.us
The Inter-Tribal Bison Cooperative - http://www.intertribalbison.org
Yellowstone National Park - http://www.nps.gov/yell

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