Tag Archives: Yankee Jim Canyon

A Bozeman, Montana-based law firm has sued to prevent the capture/hazing of bison north of Yellowstone National Park.

The state of Montana may soon acquire nearly 600 acres of land north of Yellowstone, which will benefit Yellowstone elk and other wildlife.

Breaking news: Montana Governor Steve Bullock’s bison plan has been approved.

Officials with the State of Montana, local tribes and the federal government are discussing an expanded grazing area north of Yellowstone National Park for bison searching for food in winter months -- and we're talking some major land here.

A new stage in Yellowstone National Park bison management begins today, as the Interagency Bison Management Plan (IBMP) partner agencies are releasing up to 25 seronegative, monitored and tagged bison to be released onto the land between the northern boundary of Yellowstone National Park and Yankee Jim Canyon, at the northern end of the Gardiner Basin.

A long-awaited shift in Yellowstone National Park bison management is now in place. Bison roaming past Gardiner will be hazed and tested for exposure to brucellosis; those testing negative will be moved to the Gallatin National Forest, while the rest will be moved back to the Park. Critics say the new plan treats bison like cattle.

Researchers killed two Yellowstone National Park bison were killed after they fled a science experiment to Yankee Jim Canyon, where bison aren't allowed because of concerns about brucellosis.