Montana Governor Greg Gianforte and two agencies have raised a lawsuit to challenge the Yellowstone National Park's way of managing its bison herd, arguing that it violates federal laws.

The National Park Service’s plan to increase bison herd sizes has drawn criticism from state officials concerned about disease transmission. Montana’s governor and state agencies filed a ...

It’s the latest escalation in a decades-long conflict between state and federal officials over management of bison herds in Yellowstone National Park. The core issue is about how to manage the animals ...

Greg Gianforte’s administration has sued to have Yellowstone National Park’s bison management plan nullified. The 51-page lawsuit, filed on Dec. 31 in Billings District Court, names the ...

While park officials manage the herds in Yellowstone National Park, at issue is what happens when the bison inevitably roam across the border of the park, often into Montana. Yearly bison hunting ...

Montana is suing Yellowstone ... aim for a herd of 3,500-6,000 animals, a modest expansion of the population target established more than 20 years ago. It also calls for expanded bison hunting ...

argues that park officials have intentionally cut Montana out of management plans or ignored the park’s own science in an effort to boost Yellowstone National Park bison numbers and skirt ...

A recent article in the Bozeman Chronicle described the Yellowstone “Bison Conservation” Transfer Program (“Buffalo rematriation”, 12/24). The federal government is transferring wild bison ...