Judge Asked to End Yellowstone Bison Kills
(BLLINGS, Mont.) — A coalition of environmental and American Indian groups say they have filed a suit against two federal agencies to stop the mass slaughter of bison that migrate outside Yellowstone National Park in search of food.
During the last decade, federal agencies working with the state of Montana have captured and shipped to slaughter more than 3,300 bison to prevent the spread of the disease brucellosis to cattle.
A lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court asks for the National Park Service and Forest Service to be barred from participating in the program.
The suit says the agencies are ignoring their responsibility to preserve the animals. It also claims the threat of brucellosis has been overstated.
Yellowstone's 3,000 bison comprise one of the largest concentrations of the animals in the world.
Most Popular »
- The '00s: Goodbye (at Last) to the Decade From Hell
- Scientology : The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power
- Workers of the World vs. China Inc.
- The Growing Backlash Against Overparenting
- Why Ireland Is Running Out of Priests
- Florida Grapples With Its Deadly Hit-and-Run Car Culture
- Box Office: New Moon Takes a Hit on The Blind Side
- Germany's Doubts About Afghanistan Grow After Revelations About Air Strike
- The Mammogram Melee: How Much Screening Is Best?
- Energizer Bunnies: Turning Rabbits into Green Fuel
- The Growing Backlash Against Overparenting
- Workers of the World vs. China Inc.
- Backing Up Files Online: It's Good to Mozy Along
- Why Ireland Is Running Out of Priests
- Scientology : The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power
- The '00s: Goodbye (at Last) to the Decade From Hell
- How Guatemala's Most Beautiful Lake Turned Ugly
- Florida Grapples With Its Deadly Hit-and-Run Car Culture
- Energizer Bunnies: Turning Rabbits into Green Fuel
- Can Attack Dogs Be Rehabilitated?
Quotes of the Day »
Quotes of the Day »
RSS