Julia Butterfly Hill and John Trudell Speak on Yellowstone Buffalo Slaughter

[Guest guest]

An estimated 30 to 60 million buffalo once roamed the North American

continent, but only about 4,000 of these unique creatures survive

today and their future is far from certain. Since 1985, the state of

Montana has slaughtered 3,922 wild and free roaming buffalo using

taxpayer funds provided by federal and state agencies. Every fall,

winter and spring when Buffalo migrate into Montana or even near the

border, the Montana Department of Livestock, the National Park

Service, the U.S. Forest Service, USDA's Animal and Plant Health

Inspection Service and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks haze, capture

and slaughter the Buffalo.

 

For the last eight years, over 2,200 volunteers from every state and

many countries have stood with the Buffalo Field Campaign to save

these endangered animals. Now activists Julia Butterfly Hill and John

Trudell are helping to raise awareness of the buffalos' plight by

hosting two special Bay Area presentations. Please join them and the

Buffalo Field Campaign team for these IDA co-sponsored educational

events that will include lecture, video, poetry and storytelling.

 

What: Buffalo Field Campaign Presentation with Julia Butterfly Hill

When: Wednesday, September 7th at 7:00 p.m.

Where: College of Marin, Oleny Hall, Room 96, 835 College Avenue,

Kentfield (click www.marincc.ca.us/com/directions.htm for directions)

Tickets are $10 purchased at the door.

 

What: Buffalo Field Campaign Presentation with John Trudell

When: Friday, September 9th at 7:00 p.m.

Where: The Women's Building Auditorium, 3543 18th Street (near

Valencia), San Francisco (click

http://womensbuilding.org/public/about/directions.html for directions)

Tickets are $15 purchased at the door.

 

For more information on these events, the speakers and the Buffalo

Field Campaign, visit www.buffalofieldcampaign.org.