BLM hosts Malta meeting to talk APR bison requests

The third of four Bureau of Land Management scoping meeting was held last Thursday, this one at Malta's Old Gym, where the public was invited to learn more about American Prairie Reserve's request to modify their bison grazing permits and how they classify buffalo.

APR has submitted a proposal asking the BLM to modify their grazing permits, according to a BLM press release. APR is seeking permission to change the class of livestock from cattle to bison; allow for season-long grazing; fortify existing external boundary fences by replacing the second strand from the top with an electrified wire,...