Montana To Give Bison From Yellowstone To Tribes Instead Of Zoos

According to a government plan approved on Thursday, an Indian reservation in Montana will receiv...  More »

According to a government plan approved on Thursday, an Indian reservation in Montana will receive 145 bison from Yellowstone National Park that were quarantined to create a herd free of a disease that threatens ranchers' cattle. The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission agreed unanimously to give the bison to the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation to further the conservation of the country's last herd of wild, purebred buffalo.  « Less