HELENA, Mont. (AP) – A federal administrative law judge has denied a request to block permits that expand bison grazing in north-central Montana while several parties challenge them. The grazing area in dispute covers about 108 square miles (280 square kilometers). It will allow American Prairie to increase the size of its bison herd from about 800 animals to 1,000 bison by 2025, a local conservation group said.
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