Decision Coming Today on 40 Bison Promised to Fort Peck
The fate of 40 bison wanted by the Fort Peck Indian Reservation may be decided today. Earlier this month, we reported that Montana Governor Steve Bullock had suspended the slaughter of Yellowstone...
View Article25 Yellowstone Bison Bulls To Be Spared for Fort Peck Exchange
State and federal officials will spare 25 of the 40 bison originally set aside for the Fort Peck Tribes, according to an Associated Press newsbreak. Earlier today, we reported state and federal...
View ArticleShipment of Bison From Stephens Creek Starts Today
The shipment of bison from Stephens Creek Bison Capture Facility began today. According to a Yellowstone press release, 400-plus bison will depart Stephens Creek over the coming weeks to...
View ArticleMontana Bill Would Let Bison With Brucellosis Leave Park
A Montana rep has proposed a bill that strip a requirement that bison be brucellosis-free before being transported out of Yellowstone National Park. According to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle,...
View ArticleOver 570 Yellowstone Bison Killed So Far This Season
Over 570 Yellowstone bison have been killed so far this winter, according to estimates from wildlife managers. According to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, the latest report published Monday said 179...
View ArticleNearly 1000 Yellowstone Bison Killed So Far This Year
Nearly 1,000 Yellowstone bison have been killed so far this winter. A few weeks ago, we reported over 570 bison had been shipped to slaughter or taken by hunters as part of annual operations under the...
View ArticleOver 1200 Yellowstone Bison Killed So Far This Season
Over 1,200 Yellowstone bison have been killed so far this season, according to new information from Yellowstone National Park. According to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, the current count likely means...
View ArticleNew Podcast Threshold Explores Yellowstone Bison Debate
Threshold, a new podcast and public radio show, explores the fraught debate over Yellowstone bison and their place in America. Specifically, Threshold looks at the veritable knot of stakeholders...
View ArticleYellowstone Seeks to Establish Brucellosis Quarantine Facility
Yellowstone National Park hopes to convert part of the Stephens Creek Bison Capture Facility into a certified brucellosis quarantine facility. According to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, the plan has...
View ArticleYellowstone Bison Quarantine Proposal Moves Forward
Progress has been made on converting part of the Stephens Creek facility into a workable quarantine area to clear bison of brucellosis. If implemented, the quarantine program would be the latest step...
View ArticleYellowstone Bison Herd Measures Estimated 4,800 Animals
There are roughly 4,800 bison in the Yellowstone National Park herd, according to a survey conducted by park biologists this August. That number is way down from the estimated 5,500 bison that...
View ArticleBiologists Make Recommendations for 2017-18 Yellowstone Bison Management
Officials want to curtail Yellowstone bison management in western parts of Montana and cap this year’s cull at 1,250 bison at the most. Biologists Chris Geremia, Rick Wallen anad P.J. White made these...
View ArticleYellowstone Bison Survey Raises Questions About Central Herd
In light of this year’s Yellowstone bison population survey, some are questioning the future of Yellowstone’s central herd, nominally untouched by slaughter efforts. Late last month, we reported...
View ArticleYellowstone Closer to Having Bison Quarantine Area
Yellowstone National Park is closer to having a certified bison quarantine area in the existing Stephen Creek Bison Capture Facility. The park announced in June its intention to establish a bison...
View ArticleConservation Groups Call for Livestock Producers to Manage Brucellosis
Several conservation groups have called on livestock producers to be more proactive in fighting brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone Area. The groups argue cattle rangers and livestock organizations...
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Stephens Creek Area Closed for Annual Yellowstone Bison Operations
Yellowstone National Park has instituted a temporary area closure around Stephens Creek in anticipation of this year’s bison season. According to a Yellowstone press release, the closure went into...
View ArticleYellowstone Releases Details on Stephens Creek Bison Breach
Yellowstone National Park has released more information about yesterday’s incident at the Stephens Creek bison facility. We reported yesterday that over 50 bison had been released from the facility...
View ArticleSome Escaped Bison Found Near Mammoth Hot Springs
Yellowstone National Park staff has found some of the bison that escaped from Stephens Creek through a cut fence. This is the first group of bulls found since park staff began their search Tuesday,...
View ArticlePark Staff Continue Search for Escaped Yellowstone Bison
The search continues for 52 Yellowstone bison who left the Stephens Creek quarantine area through a cut fence. The incident happened last Tuesday, January 16, 2018, when park staff discovered breaches...
View ArticleFederal Court Asks USFWS to Reconsider Protections for Yellowstone Bison
A federal judge has ruled the federal government must review whether Yellowstone bison warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act. The ruling is a triumph for the coalition of environmental...
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