Help Save the Yellowstone Buffalo!
Buffalo Field Campaign
Our mission is to stop the harassment and slaughter of Yellowstone’s wild buffalo herds; protect the natural habitat of wild, free-roaming buffalo and other native wildlife; and work with all people—especially Indigenous Nations—to honor and protect the sacredness of the wild buffalo.
Buffalo Field Campaign
Our mission is to stop the harassment and slaughter of Yellowstone’s wild buffalo herds; protect the natural habitat of wild, free-roaming buffalo and other native wildlife; and work with all people—especially Indigenous Nations—to honor and protect the sacredness of the wild buffalo.
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An Introduction to Buffalo Field Campaign
Patrols That Protect.
BFC's daily patrols are the first line of defense. Our volunteers guard buffalo in the wild, where it is most needed.
Behind the Scenes Battles.
With policy, legislation, and litigation, BFC effectively protects wild buffalo and their vulnerable habitat.
Just the Facts.
The best available science guides and informs BFC's goals of ending the slaughter and protecting wild bison.
Buffalo killed since 1985: 14,767
Buffalo killed 2024-2025 (through March): 487
Buffalo killed 2023-2024: 46
Buffalo captured by Yellowstone NPS 2024-2025: 850
Buffalo Field Campaign: Working to Stop the Yellowstone Bison Slaughter
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As the snow melts and the rivers swell, the rebirth of the earth brings the green grass up on the land.
Mother Buffalo bursting with the next generation dance as life has turned easy again.&n
Our last wild bison bed down just outside Yellowstone's north gate, The Arch. As soon as Buffalo leave the park, they are trapped and sent to slaughter or quarantine by Yellowstone NPS.
As the trap
Bethel the Buffalo Reunites With Her Herd
Bethel the Buffalo Buffalo Safe Crossing
Remember Bethel the Buffalo? We wrote about her earlier this season as she had become separated from her herd and w
~by Mike Mease, BFC Winter Ops, Gardiner, MT
Big Bull in Gardiner, 2025
Monday night patrol was a hard one. When I finally got to go home (aka Gardiner base camp) at 7:45pm, 10 Buffalo were in
~by Mike Mease, BFC Winter Ops, Gardiner, MT
At this moment over 530 of our last wild Buffalo have been captured and at least 250 have been shipped to slaughter. Thirteen Buffalo have b
