MWB Coordinator attends Living With Wildlife conference

Coalition coordinator, Jim Bailey attended the Living with Wildlife conference in Lewistown, Montana, January 24-25. The conference was sponsored by several organizations, particularly American Prairie Reserve and National Geographic. 

 

Plenary sessions included: Conflict Reduction Practices; Economics of Living with Wildlife; Building Community Partnerships; and Case Studies of Rancher, Agency and NGO Cooperative Projects. Dr. Bailey also attended special sessions on: Living with Wild Ungulates and on Technology for Mitigating Ranch/wildlife Conflicts. Session moderators and the audience represented a variety of non-government organizations, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, and ranchers. Speakers described experiences in Montana, in other states, and in Mexico and Africa. 

 

Outside of formal sessions, Dr. Bailey found abundant time to “network” and inform various participants, including journalists, of the Montana Wild Bison Restoration Coalition, its two goals and this website. His attendance was supported, in part, by a grant from the Dallas Safari Club Foundation.

Dallas Safari Club Supports Bison Coalition

Dallas Safari Club Foundation 

has provided funding to support the Montana Wild Bison Restoration Coalition. Funds will be used toward the Coalition’s first goal: to disseminate information around Montana on issues and opportunities for restoring public, wild bison on and near the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge. 

Since 1972, Dallas Safari Club has been active in the conservation of wildlife and wilderness, education, and protecting the rights and interests of hunters. The Montana Wild Bison Restoration Coalition is pleased to be collaborating with them in achieving mutual goals for public, wild bison in Montana.