Is this part of the herd at Yellowstone National Park, which are America's last, free-roaming herd and descendents of the 23 buffalo that were given sanctuary in the park after the mass eradication of this species in the 19th century?

If it is, the National Park Service should be acting as the guardian of this herd, not participating in its execution.

While the mass killing of these buffalo has been justified on the grounds of preventing the spread of brucellosis, there are only some 200 cows grazing in the lands where these buffalo roam. The risk of disease is largely theoretical and wildly exaggerated since brucellosis has never been transmitted from bison to cattle in a natural setting -- and these cows can be vaccinated against the disease if they haven't been already.

More than 1,200 wild buffalo and their babies have been slaughtered this winter for the sake of 200 cows!

The National Park Service to stop exterminating buffalo and start protecting them. Yellowstone Park should be a safe haven for buffalo.

For more information and immediate action, go to: http://tinyurl.com/2xny9s

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