ND/SD ranch owned by Fla. man in trouble again

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Mclaughlin, S.D. (AP) — A ranch straddling the South Dakota-North Dakota border that is owned by a Florida-based real estate developer is in trouble again.

South Dakota authorities have impounded as many as 6,000 bison on the Wilder Ranch. A county sheriff is overseeing their feed and care until a judge decides the animals' future.

It's the second winter in three years in which authorities have been called to the ranch owned by Maurice Wilder after reports of starving animals and bison roaming outside fences.

Wilder's attorney, Jackie Stebbins, tells The Bismarck Tribune that she's working with the Corson County state's attorney to resolve the matter. No criminal charges have been filed yet.

South Dakota State Veterinarian Dustin Odekoven (OH'-duh-KOH'-vuhn) says officials are looking for a long-term solution.

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