After fewer bison left Yellowstone, population set to grow
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Fewer bison migrated out of Yellowstone National Park this winter than in years past, leading officials to drop plans to capture and remove some of the animals as part of a population control program.
About 170 bison were shot after leaving the park by hunters, down from more than 200 last year, The Billings Gazette reports.
About 260 of the burly animals were shipped to slaughter last year.
Park officials have tried to avoid such slaughters by relocating some bison to Native American tribes. But the program has had only limited success.
