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With rotational grazing, the bison will be moved into different areas of the range to mimic the way they moved across the plains. [17] The bison eat the plentiful yucca plants by tearing them up by the roots which allows the native grasses to return. Bison management is used to improve the health and habitat quality for other wildlife. [18]
The Antelope Island bison herd is a semi–free-ranging population of American bison (Bison bison, buffalo) in Antelope Island State Park in Great Salt Lake, Utah. Bison were introduced to Antelope Island in 1893. The herd is significant because it is one of the largest and oldest publicly owned bison herds in the nation. [2]
The Henry Mountains bison herd is located mostly with the 2 million acres (8,100 km 2) of land on or around the Henry Mountains of south-central Utah. An ongoing attempt is being made to expand the herd to include areas in the mountains of the Book Cliffs which are farther north.
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“Do not approach a bison closer than 100 metres (about 330 feet) and never try to chase or scare bison away.” Be sure to get local guidance before you head out into parks.
The Yellowstone bison herd was the last free-ranging bison herd in the United States being the only place where bison were not extirpated. [8] The Yellowstone bison herd is descended from a remnant population of 23 individual bison that survived the mass slaughter of the 19th century in the Pelican Valley of Yellowstone Park.
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A bison (pl.: bison) is a large bovine in the genus Bison (Greek: "wild ox" (bison) [1]) within the tribe Bovini. Two extant and numerous extinct species are recognised. Of the two surviving species, the American bison , B. bison , found only in North America , is the more numerous.