The Buffalo War

2005 FESTIVAL
57 min.
The American bison has stood at the center of a controversy that spans more than 150 years of American history. In the American West, environmental groups, Native Americans, ranchers, and state and federal authorities are pulling in different directions, each with its own ideas for preserving the last free-roaming herds of buffalo—some 3,000 animals in Yellowstone National Park. The Buffalo War explores efforts to preserve and control this majestic symbol of the American West, an unusual story of the groups and the fate of their bovine ward. Producer/director Matt Testa is a guest of ACFF ’05.