* Bison Advocates Rally in Helena Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Let the Buffalo Roam! These words were heard through the streets of Helena, Montana on Monday morning as wild bison advocates gathered in the state capital to draw attention to the cruel treatment of wild buffalo and advocate for their right to roam in the Big Sky state. Members of Buffalo Field Campaign, Buffalo Allies of Bozeman, Natural Resources Defense Council, and residents of Helena and Missoula gathered to don masks and carry banners to highlight support for wild, free-roaming buffalo in Montana. We marched to the capitol building, where Brian Schweitzer was being sworn in for his second term as Montanas governor. We entered the capitol where the ceremony was taking place, banners and buffalo masks in tow, and got the attention of the Governor himself, as well as all present. Buffalo were on the minds of people that day and Montana was reminded that buffalo advocates will not go away until wild buffalo roam free! During Governor Schweitzers first term, more wild bison were killed than under the combined three terms of the governors who preceded him, even though when he first campaigned he did so under the promise to provide more tolerance for wild bison in Montana. We expect Governor Schweitzer to fulfill that promise now that hes been given another term and we will be here to remind him of it until he makes good on it. The spirit and hearts of those who attended the rally were enormous. We were uplifted by all <b>...</b>
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