Bison, Montana and Yellowstone National Park

Montana Sues Yellowstone National Park for Having ‘Utterly Failed’ to Manage Its Bison Herd
Montana officials filed a lawsuit on Dec. 31 in U.S. District court alleging that the DOI and NPS have failed to keep bison populations in check at Yellowstone National Park. NPS officials say the park can support a larger herd,
Montana Wants to Cut Yellowstone National Park's Bison Herd in Half—and it’s Suing Over it
State officials say they're worried about bison passing on disease to cattle outside the park—but wildlife managers say it's never happened before.
Montana sues feds over Yellowstone bison management plan
Gov. Greg Gianforte and two state agencies are suing the federal government. They argue Yellowstone National Park’s new bison management plan violates federal law.
Montana Sues Park Service Over Yellowstone National Park Bison Plan
The lawsuit is the latest escalation in a decades-long fight between state and federal officials over how to manage the park's growing bison population.
Montana Hits Yellowstone With Lawsuit Over Bison Plan
The suit concerns brucellosis, a bacterial disease that infects cattle, swine, goats, sheep and dogs and can spread to humans.
Montana sues Yellowstone over bison
A long-simmering battle between Yellowstone National Park officials and the Gianforte administration in Montana came to a head on Tuesday with state officials suing the park in federal court for its bison management plan.
Montana Claims Yellowstone Let Bison Herd Reach Overpopulation
Montana alleged the Yellowstone National Park bison herd population has grown to a potential harmful level.
Montana sues Yellowstone National Park over bison management plan
Montana is suing Yellowstone National Park over a plan to increase the number of bison in and around the park and establish greater tolerance for their presence outside its boundaries.
Montana governor sues Yellowstone over bison plan
The bison plan was finalized in 2024 amid protests from the Gianforte administration, first outlined in a 17-page letter in 2023.
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Montana Supreme Court directs DEQ to study gas plant’s greenhouse gas emissions
Two weeks after the Montana Supreme Court directed state agencies to consider climate impacts in environmental reviews of large projects, it hinted at what the energy-permitting implications of that ...
'Yellowstone' has helped fuel Montana’s growth. But can the state handle the influx?
Since “Yellowstone” first aired, the forces of growth and development haven’t been contained to the screen and now Montana ...
Billings Gazette1d
Ancient trees reveal possible futures for Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Analysis of 6,000-year-old trees that melted out of a Beartooth Mountain ice patch provide a greater understanding of how ...
Does ranching in Montana mirror what is seen on the series ‘Yellowstone’?
The romantic view of ranching portrayed in "Yellowstone" has contributed to a reordering of Montana’s ranching landscape for the state’s actual ranchers.