BISON

Snow falls as a bison travels along the roadside near Tower Falls in Yellowstone National Park on Feb 26.

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The U.S. is committed to expanding the range of free-roaming bison herds throughout the Great Plains and intermountain region and intends to use disease-free Yellowstone bison as seed stock, according to a federal report.

On Monday, the Department of the Interior released a comprehensive report of the state of U.S. bison herds, the suitability of federal lands as bison habitat and a plan to distribute brucellosis-free Yellowstone bison to as many as 20 federal properties.

Wildlife groups greeted the report with some applause but also some criticism.


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