A billionaire-funded group's plan to seal off hundreds of thousands of acres of land from agricultural use is drawing condemnation in Montana, with residents of the rural state pointing to the group's plan as a threat to their way of life.
The American Prairie has obtained over 450,000 acres of land in Montana alone since 2004, with the plan of reserving them for wildlife and a "Fully functioning ecosystem," according to Fox News.
The group has applied for authorization from the Bureau of Land Management for bison grazing on large portions of its Montana land holdings twice since 2017, using laws ordinarily intended to apply for livestock grazing.
The central Montana counties where the group has aggressively expanded its land holdings are heavily dependent on cattle ranching.
Much of the lands the group now owns were once used by ranchers in the area.
The American Prairie Foundation plans to release wild bison onto their land holdings, a plan that's concerning to local cattle ranchers.
In a statement provided to the Western Journal, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen criticized the Bureau of Land Management for approving bison grazing on federal land leased by the group on Thursday.
Monday, August 1, 2022
Billionaire-Funded Eco Group Quietly Acquires Farmland in Rural America for Sinister Plan, Aided by Feds
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