Story Outline

 

 Buffalo Wars

From a news story by
CNN San Francisco Reporter Don Knapp

2/18/97

This is the general outline of the story "Buffalo Wars" 

I. Problem

A. Federal government protects bison

B. State of Montana kills them

II. State of Montana seen as victim

A. Have been shooting bison since 1990

B. Forced to do population control of bison

III. Controversy

A. Anger about killing

B. Plan requires killing animals that try to leave

C. Alternative

D. Environmentalists' claims

1. Claim no cases of Brucellosis spreading from bison to cattle

2. Say ranchers fear losing grazing land.

VI. Solutions

 

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