2024年11月25日 · Yellowstone is the only place in the United States where bison (Bison bison) have lived continuously since prehistoric times. Yellowstone bison are exceptional because they comprise the nation’s largest bison population on public land.

2024年11月26日 · Yellowstone works with its partners to control numbers, limit bison migrating out of the park, and help Tribes restore Yellowstone bison to their livelihoods. We develop the best available science to preserve our national mammal.

This decision describes the actions the NPS will take to manage bison within Yellowstone. It also sets conditions over how the NPS will support its partners in their efforts outside of Yellowstone as multiple federal, state, and Tribal entities have some authority over managing bison as they migrate out of the park.

This document analyzes three alternatives for managing Yellowstone bison in the park, with numbers expected to range between about 3,500 and 7,000 bison after calving depending on the alternative. This

2024年11月25日 · Brucellosis is a nonnative, bacterial disease that induces abortions in pregnant cattle, elk, and bison. Cattle brought brucellosis to the Yellowstone area in the early 1900s and transmitted it to local wildlife populations.

2023年8月10日 · The National Park Service (NPS) presents its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a Bison Management Plan at Yellowstone National Park for public review. The Draft EIS introduces a broad range of actions for managing bison inside the park.

2024年8月7日 · Bison. Bison have injured more people in Yellowstone than any other animal. Bison are unpredictable and can run three times faster than humans. Always stay at least 25 yards (23 m) away from bison. Give bison space when they are near a campsite, trail, boardwalk, parking lot, or in a developed area.

2005年1月24日 · As stated previously, the Yellowstone bison of the present derive from two subspecies: plains bison from Montana (Pablo-Allard herd) and Texas (Goodnight herd), introduced in 1902, and a remnant of the original wild population of mountain bison.

2024年7月24日 · The NPS will prioritize the BCTP and place bison in the BCTP when bison migrate to the park boundary and there is space in the facility. The NPS will establish a population assurance threshold of 5,200 bison.

2024年6月4日 · The birth of a white bison calf in the wild is a landmark event in the ecocultural recovery of bison by the National Park Service (NPS). The NPS has never reported a white calf being born within Yellowstone National Park.