bison

CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Five genetically pure Yellowstone National Park bison have been delivered to Wyoming's Wind River Indian Reservation.
The Casper Star-Tribune reports the bison joined the Eastern Shoshone Tribe's growing herd on about 300 acres near Morton on Wednesday ni…

Herd managers expect to reach that number soon.

Proceeds of all raffle sales will go back to supporting Wyoming's wildlife and habitats.

Results on brucellosis tests on the bison are pending.

Game and Fish biologist Aly Courtemanch says elk were scattered around Jackson Hole.

The practice has drawn opposition.

The five bulls transferred to the Assiniboine and Sioux tribes had been tested repeatedly for the disease.

Bison can be difficult to move, especially in the deep snow that has accumulated over the past week.

Some tribe-managed hunting seasons will run through the end of the month or into March.

It marks another setback to efforts to relocate Yellowstone bison that would otherwise be sent to slaughter.