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Ralph Maughan
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The Montana Conflict between Cattle and Bison Although raised in the midst of Utah’s livestock-degraded landscapes, Ralph Maughan did not take a great interest in environmental conservation until he returned to the West after completing a PhD in political science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Dr. Maughan went on to co-found the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, and has held leadership positions in the Sierra Club, including that of chair of the Northern Rockies Chapter. Dr. Maughan is a professor emeritus of political science at Idaho State University, and is the president of the Wolf Recovery Foundation, an organization that advocates for the presence forever of wolves in places where they have been extirpated.
Citing the threat of transmitting
brucelosis
to cattle, the
Montana Department of Livestock
has since the mid 1980s, hazed, killed, or otherwise harassed
bison
that migrate from
Yellowstone National Park
to lower elevation winter range in
Montana.
In this video, Ralph Maughan provides his perspective on the politics behind the department’s actions.
Recorded in August 2003. This video is an excerpt from Ralph Maughan’s interview in Western Turf Wars: The Politics of Public Lands Ranching. |
