Buffalo Field Campaign Weekly Updates from the Field 2006/2007

Another 21 bison were shipped to slaughter from Yellowstone National Park Thursday after testing positive for exposure to brucellosis.
That means a total of 145 animals have been hauled to a meat plant over the past two weeks.
Another 154 have tested negative for the disease and are being held in a capture facility inside the park, northwest of Gardiner.
The National Park Service plans to keep those animals in a corral until enough green grass emerges in the spring to hold them inside the park.
One bull bison that tested negative for exposure was released nearby. Mature bulls aren't being kept in the pen because of fears they will damage the facility.
Calves and non-pregnant yearlings are being vaccinated this year for the first time. A total of 79 animals have now been vaccinated.
The goal of the controversial program is to reduce the risk of bison spreading brucellosis to cattle, even though such an incident has never been recorded in the wild.
Brucellosis causes most grazing animals to abort a fetus during the first pregnancy after infection. It is transmitted mostly through contact with infected birthing materials. Montana's cattle herds are certified as brucellosis free.
The meat, hides and heads of the slaughtered animals will be donated to Native American groups or individuals or to food banks.

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