Who’s standing up for bison?

The defenders

The groups doing the most work here

One group is on the record for bison, each tied to it by a source our editors read, in the order they carry the weight. The other 2 are likely to care: a guess from mission and footprint, with no source tying them to this fight. Give directly; nothing routes through us.

On the ground

Legal · Hailey, ID

Western Watersheds Project

Appealed the Bureau of Land Management’s 2026 decision to revoke American Prairie’s permits to graze bison on public lands in northeastern Montana

5 live federal cases

18 staff85¢ to the workFounded 1993

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Likely to care: a guess from mission and footprint, no source ties them to this fight

Tribal · Rapid City, SD

Intertribal Buffalo Council

Restore buffalo to Indian Country for cultural, ecological, and economic purposes.

Founded 1992

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Coalition · Bozeman, MT

Greater Yellowstone Coalition

To ensure the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and its wildlife remain wild and connected.

35 staff + 17 volunteers84¢ to the workFounded 1983

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Bison have defenders. They need more.

1 group on the record, 2 more likely to care, Western Watersheds Project with 18 staff. That is who is holding it. Find your way in.

Sources and method

Group crews and program ratios: IRS Form 990 via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, latest filed year, EINs on each group’s profile. Which groups are on the record for bison: MTJP editors tie a group to a fight only with a source link they have read, one link at a time. A group without one is shown as likely to care, a guess from the federal court record and the group’s own mission and footprint. Org-reported figures are always labeled. Data verified as of 2026-09-23. Nothing on this page is pay-to-play.