Two lawsuits challenge federal ban on bison grazing in Montana

By: Micah Drew

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: August 11, 2026

Words: 998

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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Two lawsuits filed in federal court seek to overturn a new policy by the Bureau of Land Management revoking federal grazing permits for bison herds in Montana.

American Prairie, a conservation organization that owns and leases vast swaths of land in eastern Montana, has grazed a herd of more than 900 bison on federal land for more than 20 years.

But late last year, the Trump administration’s Department of the Interior began a process …

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