The Montana Wild Bison Restoration Coalition is a grassroots organization, recognizing the absence of wild bison in Montana, disseminating information on issues and opportunities for bison restoration, and promoting the return of wild, public bison to the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge.
As of September, 2018, the Coalition is still growing and developing its formal structure. Individuals and organizations, including our current supporters, will be invited to become members of the Coalition soon after our website is launched on line.
Mission: Our goals are to enhance public awareness of conservation opportunities for wild, public bison in Montana; and to establish a bison herd on public lands and private land where bison are accepted, within and near the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge.
The Montana Wild Bison Restoration Coordinator is Dr. Jim Bailey, retired professor of wildlife biology and management at Colorado State University. He has authored American Plains Bison: Rewilding an Icon, published by Sweetgrass Books, Helena, MT. A biography of Dr. Bailey and more of his writings are available on his website at jamesabailey.com.
If you are interested in supporting or becoming a member of our Montana Wild Bison Restoration Coalition, please contact us at mtwildbison@gmail.com.
