wildlife, and to work with people of all Nations to honor the sacredness of
the wild buffalo. Petitioner's members are citizens who, as part of their
work, have been actively documenting wildlife and habitat impacts from
hazing, capture and slaughter activities associated with the bison
management activities conducted by the MDOL with the assistance of
other Montana State and Federal agencies. BFC has sought public
information from the MDOL on numerous occasions, and has consistently
and repeatedly been denied access to such information. On various other
occasions, BFC members have been given incomplete information.
Petitioner The Ecology Center, Inc. (TECI) is a non-profit,
public interest conservation organization comprised of citizens working
to protect biological diversity and ecosystem integrity, primarily in the
bioregion, including Montana and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. As
part of their work, they have been seeking information from the Montana
Department of Livestock about bison management, helicopter and other
methods of bison hazing, including times and places of hazing, and
brucellosis testing, among other information. TECI and its staff and
counsel have consistently and systematically been denied access to public
information by the MDOL. MDOL has also, at various times, provided
5.Cold Mountain, Cold Rivers, Inc. (CMCR) is a non-profit
incomplete information to TECI.
environmental and human rights organization based in Missoula, Montana
