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O/B Radio Outside Bozeman Magazine
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Bringing you stories, ideas, and information from southwest Montana and the Greater Yellowstone area, with host Leslie Gaines.
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Mike Mease and Daniel Kinka on Bison Re-Wilding
Despite being America’s national mammal, bison don’t exactly have it easy—especially those that live in Yellowstone Park, where they’re routinely hazed, hunted, and harassed. Luckily, Buffalo Field Campaign in West Yellowstone toils year-round in their defense. Across the state, in Montana’s northeast corner, American Prairie is building a massive bison sanctuary of its own, where the public can observe not only buffalo, but a rich and diverse array of other wildlife.
Join O/B Radio host Leslie Gaines as he talks with Mike Mease, Buffalo Field Campaign co-founder, and Daniel Kinka, American Prairie resource manager, about how to return bison to their rightful place on the American landscape.
This episode is sponsored by Yellowstone Wolf Tracker, Montana Wildlife Federation, the Gardiner Montana Chamber of Commerce, and the Montana Environmental Information Center. -
Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan, and the American Buffalo
Recently, longtime documentary-film collaborators Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan released "The American Buffalo," as well as a companion book, "Blood Memory: The Tragic Decline and Improbable Resurrection of the American Buffalo." Together, they tell a compelling story, retracing the 1804-1806 route of the Lewis & Clark Expedition—when millions of buffalo roamed free—through non-native settlement of the West, when commercialization, Manifest Destiny, and human greed led to the species' near-extinction. The final chapter is one of hope, with an unlikely cast of characters coming together to save the bison and help restore a long-lost aspect of native tradition and culture.
Join O/B Radio host Leslie Gaines as he talks about the past, present, and future of our national mammal with Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan, two of America's best living storytellers.
This episode is sponsored by American Prairie, Yellowstone Forever, Montana Wildlife Federation, and Yellowstone Wolf Tracker.
Read more about bison and Dayton Duncan's book.