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The move was the single largest transfer under the Bison Conservation Transfer Program, which relocates Yellowstone bison to Native American tribes around Montana and the country.

The bison transferred included seven males, 53 females and 52 calves.

In January, 112 bison were transferred to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Poplar, Mont.

Yellowstone National Park transferred the largest number of bison to date to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation last month, as part of a program to return the culturally significant animal