Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum has “assumed jurisdiction” of three American Prairie grazing rights cases, according to a memo obtained by the Western Ag Network.

On Dec, 16, 2025, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum granted the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) motion to voluntarily remand their decision for further consideration regarding grazing ...

HELENA, Mont. — A federal administrative law judge has denied a request to block permits that expand bison grazing in north-central Montana while several parties challenge them. Montana Gov. Greg ...

"It is clear that BLM’s request for remand is neither frivolous nor made in bad faith," Burgum wrote in his order. "I hereby ...

FILE - In this April 25, 2012, file photo, a herd of bison move through land controlled by the American Prairie Reserve south of Malta, Mont. U.S. officials on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, announced ...

On July 1, the Bureau of Land Management released for public comment its proposed decision on the American Prairie Reserve’s September 2019 application for 10-year grazing permits for cattle and bison ...

U.S. officials on Wednesday announced approval of a conservation group's proposal to expand bison grazing on prairies in north-central Montana as part of a vast nature reserve over objections from ...

North American grassland bird species, many endemic to the prairie ecosystem, are in decline. Until now, the impact of increasing bison reintroductions as well as cattle and bison grazing on ...

The American Prairie Reserve’s stated plan to “create the largest nature reserve in the contiguous United States” continues to meet strong rural opposition that is in sharp contrast with supportive ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. The March 18 editorial concerning slaughtered bison as source of food took the low road in ...