1100 Yellowstone Bison Slaughtered
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American Bison were once plentiful in the United States. They freely roamed by the millions. European settlers virtually wiped out the species. Currently wild Bison are restricted to just a few wild life refuges, one of which is Yellowstone National Park. While in Yellowstone, the Bison are protected, but if they leave the park they are harassed and slaughtered. One quarter of the herd is gone.
"'Yellowstone’s bison are America’s bison, the last pure descendants of the tens of millions of bison that once thundered through the American landscape,'” said Jamie Rappaport Clark, executive vice president of Defenders of Wildlife and former director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Clinton administration. “'Yet as soon as they set foot outside of Yellowstone Park, even onto publicly owned national forests, they are harassed and killed. This is truly one of the worst examples of wildlife management in the country.'”
Critics argue that Yellowstone is being treated like a zoo rather than a natural habitat. They argue animals should be free to come and go as they please, just like the millions of human visitors.
Defenders of Wildlife, and organization that works to protect wild native species, is urging people to take action by writing the Montana Promotion Division -- the state's tourism officials -- and speak out for sensible wildlife management of these American icons.
"'Yellowstone’s bison are America’s bison, the last pure descendants of the tens of millions of bison that once thundered through the American landscape,'” said Jamie Rappaport Clark, executive vice president of Defenders of Wildlife and former director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the Clinton administration. “'Yet as soon as they set foot outside of Yellowstone Park, even onto publicly owned national forests, they are harassed and killed. This is truly one of the worst examples of wildlife management in the country.'”
Critics argue that Yellowstone is being treated like a zoo rather than a natural habitat. They argue animals should be free to come and go as they please, just like the millions of human visitors.
Defenders of Wildlife, and organization that works to protect wild native species, is urging people to take action by writing the Montana Promotion Division -- the state's tourism officials -- and speak out for sensible wildlife management of these American icons.
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