More Bison Shipped to Slaughter

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Forty-four bison, including 12 calves, were trucked to slaughter from Yellowstone National Park on Thursday morning.

So far this week, 127 have been taken to slaughter facilities in Montana as part of a state and federal effort to keep bison that wander out of the park from transmitting brucellosis to neighboring cattle.

Forty-eight more bison were being held at the Stephens Creek capture facility in the northwest portion of the park. Of those, 17 are expected to be shipped to slaughter today, according to park officials.

All of the bison have been captured over the past week as they wandered north toward the Yellowstone boundary in search of easier access to food at lower locations.

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