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Ralph Maughan The Montana Conflict Between Cattle and Bison Although raised in the midst of Utah’s livestock-degraded landscapes, Ralph Maughan did not take a great interest in environmental conservation until he returned to the West after completing a PhD in political science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Since that time, he has been involved with several environmental organizations. Dr. Maughan was a co-founder of the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, and he has held leadership positions in the Sierra Club, including chair of the Northern Rockies Chapter. Currently, Dr. Maughan is a professor of political science at Idaho State University, and is the president of the Wolf Recovery Foundation, an organization dedicated to the recovery of wolves in the northern Rockies. Ralph Maughan provides his perspective on the twenty-year persecution of Yellowstone bison by the Montana Department of Livestock. Recorded in August 2003. This video is an excerpt from Ralph Maughan’s interview in Western Turf Wars: The Politics of Public Lands Ranching. |
