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Bison grazing doesn’t impact grassland bird diversity

October 4, 2021

Well-managed cattle grazing plots have similar grassland bird diversity as prairies where bison roam in Montana. This new finding suggests fears may be overblown that bison might overgraze land in Montana when they’re fenced into …

JWM: Grazing aids grouse — but not how researchers expected

July 10, 2020

Specially tailored grazing on the Montana prairie doesn’t benefit sharp-tailed grouse, researchers found, but keeping cattle on the landscape — rather than converting it to farmland — may be critical. “Their survival is mostly affected …