Opinion: Park's new bison management plan is based on outdated and unscientific assumptions that result in thousands of wild bison being slaughtered to theoretically prevent them from infecting cattle ...
“The Park Service's bison management plan is based on outdated assumptions that thousands of bison need to be slaughtered to stop brucellosis infections in cattle.” Montana's main contention is the ...
Bison have miraculously resurrected from the brink of extinction after being slaughtered in the 1800s by hunters and employees of the railroad companies carving their way across the American West. The ...
The great slaughter brought the number of buffalo in the United States from 60 million to 300. By the time Yellowstone National Park became a refuge – there were only 23 bison left! Thankfully ...
Additionally, they provided extensive support and capabilities for trade, medicinal, and spiritual purposes. The settlers knew how much they relied on Bison, and in an attempt to overrule, began ...
One might think that the National Park Service and the State of Montana, the two entities charged with stewardship of American bison, our national mammal, could do a better job. The Alliance for ...