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The National Park Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service completed a transfer of Yellowstone bison to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.

The National Park Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service completed a transfer of Yellowstone bison to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.

The National Park Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service completed a transfer of Yellowstone bison to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.

State, federal and Tribal authorities who manage Yellowstone bison jointly under an interagency plan did not agree to a target number of animals to cull from the overall population this

The National Park Service had planned to slaughter between 600 and 900 bison to keep their numbers at a manageable level.

Scientists have monitored the region closely for generations, and these are some of the most dramatic shifts they’ve seen

Each morning as the sun rises into the sky, ranger Donovan Wright stands on the outskirts of Blean Woods in the United Kingdom. The ancient woodland in southern England covers 509 hectares (1,257 acres) and is filled with broadleaf oak trees, birch and hazel. The former South African safari ranger of 20 years is welcomed […]

Yellowstone National Park announced Tuesday that bison trapping has begun near the park’s northern border, meaning efforts to cull the population through shipment to slaughter are underway.

Between 600 and 900 animals will be hunted or moved out of the park with the help of Native American tribes to keep their numbers to a manageable level.

The following is a press release from Yellowstone National Park: