by Michael SantoscoyThu, July 13th 2023, 9:43 PM PDT
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Yellowstone National Park hosted an event Thursday showcasing a new expansion at the bison conservation transfer facility. (Photo: NBC Montana)
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BOZEMAN, Mont. — Yellowstone National Park hosted an event Thursday showcasing a new expansion at the bison conservation transfer facility.
Stakeholders gathered for the occasion, and tribal members held a blessing to kick off the event.
Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Cam Sholly had high praise for those involved with the bison conservation transfer program, saying without their efforts, the bison population wouldn’t be where it is today.
“Things that have to come together and all the partnerships that have to work to make something like this happen is really incredible, and it transcends Yellowstone,” said Sholly.
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The bison conservation transfer facility expanded to five more pens, which hold 40 bison per pen. Now the facility’s capacity is 200 bison.
The program helped grow the bison population in Yellowstone.
Park officials said the bison population is thriving and continuing to climb. Last year, the herds grew to almost 6,000 animals.
Since 2019, workers transferred nearly 300 brucellosis-free bison to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation.
The park also assisted the Fort Peck Tribes and Intertribal Buffalo Council in transferring 170 bison from the Fort Peck Indian Reservation to 23 other tribes across 12 states.
Tribal leaders are looking forward to their continued partnership with Yellowstone to keep relocating bison across the country.
“Continuing the collaboration for years, not only to us, but the promise to Indian country and the trust obligation and the responsibilities that they all have to see that our relatives are returned home to every reservation throughout the United States, and no more slaughtering, so that way they can free roam and be where they need to be and where they have always belonged,” said executive board member Bryce Kirk, with the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes.
Right now, transferring and holding more bison at the bison conservation transfer facility needs further discussion and more planning to safely manage the growing population.
“We’ve got to take into consideration all the different aspects of our collaborators and partners and where we can safely increase the population over time. If that’s possible, we’ll do that,” said Sholly.
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