tough year for Yellowstone bison

[montana500]

www.wilderness-sportsman.com (news section)

"Winters in Yellowstone can be tough on the park’s wildlife, none more so than the local bison population. And few winters more so than this one.

As if being compelled to dodge bullets for the first time in more than 15 years wasn’t bad enough (okay, so bison don’t dodge, or even run for that matter), now the iconic beasts are being rounded up en masse on their own turf and shipped off to slaughter. Not since the winter of 1996-’97 have so many Yellowstone bison been herded by park officials to slaughter.

As of press time Tuesday, the National Park Service had captured 651 bison at its Stephens Creek capture facility within the boundaries of Yellowstone National Park. That’s the largest operation of its kind since the 1996-’97 capture and slaughter operation that claimed 1,084 bison and lead to the formation of the bison advocacy group Buffalo Field Campaign (BFC). "

[G_j]

1. So sad! you may be interested in this org

that I belong to:

http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org/

Buffalo Field Campaign
West Yellowstone, Montana
Working in the field every day to stop the
slaughter of Yellowstone's wild free roaming buffalo

[montana500]

2. Thanks.

I am familiar with them. Very interesting stuff.

[G_j]

3. and thank you for

the other link.
I dearly love our bison, I wish everyone did.