A few weeks ago, Yellowstone National Park released a draft plan for managing bison in the park. In this dispatch, we answer your questions about the plan and what it means for the future of the herd. Read the NPS plan here Submit a comment here or mail your comment to this address: Superintendent, Attn: Bison Management Plan, PO Box 168, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190 Listen to our first dispatch on the plan here Learn more about how many bison Yellowstone can support: The Yellowstone Bison Program’s 2020 Conservation Update (especially “Making Sense of Numbers” on Page 12) A paper by other scientists with a different perspective: “ Bison limit ecosystem recovery in northern Yellowstone ” Subscribe to our newsletter Episode transcript Support Threshold by making a donation today Mentioned in this episode: Giving Tuesday To continue making Threshold and sharing it with audiences for free, we need to raise $75,000 by the end of the year. Thanks to your support, we are 80% of the way there! If you haven’t chipped in yet, please consider supporting our work by donating today.
