Bison under attack.(NORTH AMERICA) From: Earth Island Journal | Date: June 22, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Earth Island Institute. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The Montana Department of Livestock (DOL) and National Park Service are once again capturing America's last wild bison, with hundreds rounded up in March near Yellowstone National Park. These actions are based on unfounded fears that bison will transmit the livestock disease brucellosis to cattle.

The DOL did not test its captured bison for exposure to the disease. It is uncertain if the National Park Service intends to test the buffalo they've captured for exposure to brucellosis.

There are no cattle within 40 miles of West Yellowstone. In Gardiner, approximately 150 ...

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