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| Above, a herd of bison in Yellowstone in 2015. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
The goal of reducing the bison population to around 3,000 in Yellowstone National Park is within sight as culling of the animals has begun.
According to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle:
After its largest cull in nearly a decade, Yellowstone National Park biologists documented a decline of the number of bison that roam in and out of the park.
Park spokesman Jonathan Shafer said in an email that biologists’ surveys in early August found roughly 4,800 bison live in the park, which is down from the 5,500 bison the park counted in 2016.
The count came months after more than 1,200 of the furry mammals were killed earlier this year, either through hunting or ship-to-slaughter operations.
Bison are removed from the population because of a management plan that calls for a population of 3,000. Population estimates have hovered around the 5,000 mark for a few years.To read more, go here.
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