Bison trucked back to Yellowstone
Sometimes, even the best laid plans fail. I was closely watching the program in Montana, which sought to allow some bison off Yellowstone to wander freely. This practice has been banned for many years due to disease control.
They spent a lot of money and the program has failed. The reason it failed is the animals cannot be kept from wandering on to private property. Well duh!
Having lived several years in Lawton, Oklahoma, which has a huge wildlife refuge, I have seen bison up close and let me tell you, I am not going to try and make them go somewhere they don't want to go.
Maybe the state learned from this and maybe not. If the wild animals cannot roam freely outside of Yellowstone, they may simply live in Yellowstone the rest of their lives.
They spent a lot of money and the program has failed. The reason it failed is the animals cannot be kept from wandering on to private property. Well duh!
Having lived several years in Lawton, Oklahoma, which has a huge wildlife refuge, I have seen bison up close and let me tell you, I am not going to try and make them go somewhere they don't want to go.
Maybe the state learned from this and maybe not. If the wild animals cannot roam freely outside of Yellowstone, they may simply live in Yellowstone the rest of their lives.
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