U.S. Government to Cull Hundreds of Yellowstone Bison This Winter

As many as 900 wild bison at Yellowstone National Park will be killed or removed this winter as government agencies continue working to reduce the effects of their annual migration into Montana.

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Park officials released their plans on Tuesday to cull the bison herd by 600 to 900 animals by either hunting or capturing the large creatures. It could potentially be the largest hunt in one winter since 2008, and could remove nearly 20 percent of the current population of about 4,900 bison that currently roam the park. The bison migration occurs annually as the animals move to the lower elevations of Montana, where their historical winter grazing grounds are located. Since the 1980s, about 8,200 park bison have been killed due to fears over the spreading of the animal disease brucellosis. More...

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