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May.3.2021
Bison may be a popular attraction at national parks, but a herd at Grand Canyon National Park has simply grown too large for the park’s resources. To reduce the park’s bison population by 200, the Arizona Game and Fish Commission and the National Park Service (NPS) have announced they will conduct controlled bison hunts inside Grand Canyon National Park this fall.
The problem is that since bison can be hunted on the adjacent national forest, they have quit roaming and essentially made their home in the Grand Canyon, according to an
Associated Press report. As a result, the bison create ruts in meadows, spoil ponds and rivers, and even trample archaeological sites, NPS reports.
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Military and Government Leaders Recruit Nature to Protect Shoreline
Soldiers conduct amphibious training exercises along the beach at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina. Lejeune is one of nearly a dozen military installations situated along the storm-prone Southeast U.S. coast.
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Along the U.S. Southeast coast, communities and military installations face a common enemy floods, erosion, and rising seas. In response, military and government leaders are looking to fight nature with nature.
A group of regional government and military officials launched an initiative Tuesday aimed at conserving a 1 million-acre stretch of salt marsh nearly the size of Grand Canyon National Park from Northeast Florida to North Carolina. Salt marshes, which are sinewy channels of coastal grasslands, protect coastlines from flooding, erosion, and storm surge, filter upland runoff, and serve as vital habi
Grand Canyon National Park seeks to reduce bison population
Hunters can apply starting Monday to participate in a controlled bison hunt inside Grand Canyon National Park this fall. Federal officials want to reduce the park s herd by 200 animals, citing damaged water sources, trampled vegetation and harmed archaeological sites. The bison are not native and are descended from a herd brought to the area 115 years ago. Despite the possible benefits of a hunt, some experts are concerned the initiative could open the floodgates for more hunting in national parks around the country. Applicants must pass a marksmanship proficiency test – put three of five shots in a 4-inch circle at 100 yards.
Skilled volunteers wanted to kill bison near Grand Canyon
The groups are seeking individuals who are skilled and in ‘excellent’ fitness condition
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A view of two bison as they forage near Flagstaff, Arizona on August 24, 2009. The American Bison is a North American species of bison, also commonly known as the American Buffalo. AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS (Photo credit should read GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images) (2009 AFP)
The Arizona Game and Fish Department and National Park Service are seeking out volunteers to help with a “bison lethal removal effort” on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon National Park.