Nov 25, 2024 · Yellowstone bison historically occupied approximately 7,720 square miles (20,000 sq km) in the headwaters of the Yellowstone and Madison rivers. Today, this range is restricted to primarily Yellowstone National Park and some adjacent areas of Montana.

Nov 26, 2024 · We preserve a sustainable population of 3,500-6,000 wild, migratory bison. Yellowstone’s bison are the closest resemblance left today of the vast herds that once roamed the continent.

The management of bison near the boundary of Yellowstone National Park, which includes hazing, capture, culling, and vaccination, is unsettling to many people.

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.

Mar 13, 2024 · Lack of tolerance for wild bison outside Yellowstone poses one of the greatest obstacles to the continued conservation of America’s national mammal. People who live and work in and around Yellowstone have been sharing the landscape with bison for over a century.

Yellowstone preserves the most important bison herd in the United States. Learn more about the near extinction and recovery of these remarkable animals, how they make it through harsh winters, and what their survival says about our ability to share the landscape with another species.

The National Park Service (NPS) prepared this plan/environmental impact statement (plan/EIS) for bison management at Yellowstone National Park to provide park staff with tools to manage bison that reflect the best available information and current circumstances. The purpose of taking action is to preserve an

Jul 13, 2000 · Bison in winter, Yellowstone National Park. Photograph courtesy of National Geographic by Michael Nichols

Jun 4, 2024 · 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.

It's an exciting time to help lead bison recovery in Yellowstone National Park (YNP). In August 2019, we transferred 55 male bison from the Yellowstone population to the Fort Peck tribes. Spanning six days, 19 trailers carrying 3-year-old bison traveled across the Montana prairies returning bison to areas where they once roamed. It was the