Yellowstone bison could launch new herds without risking cattle, study says

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Yellowstone bison could launch new herds without risking cattle, study says

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/yellowstone-bison-could-launch-herds-without-risking-cattle-120628215--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5AZNmHzH85ag1oNpnYdXDA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-03-01T120628Z_1_CBREA200XMW00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A bison walks in Yellowstone National Park" align="left" title="A bison walks in Yellowstone National Park" border="0" /></a>The findings raise hopes of park managers, Native American tribes and wildlife advocates that efforts to restore bison populations derived from the nation's last pure-bred band of wild bison will face less resistance from the cattle industry. WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM Those worries helped shape a federal-state management plan for Yellowstone bison that has allowed thousands to be shipped to slaughter when harsh winters lead them from the snow-covered high country to winter range in lower elevations outside the park in Montana.</p><br clear="all"/>

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