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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2002

Montana state officials on Tuesday said they rounded up and killed six bison males that wandered out of Yellowstone National Park because they tested positive a disease that can harm cattle.

Under a management plan approved by former Secretary of Interior Bruce Babbitt, Montana is allowed to kill bison that leave the park and test positive for brucellosis. Brucellosis can cause cattle to abort and can result in undulant fever in humans.

The bison in the park are the descendants of the last free-roaming herd in the nation. Tribes and Indian environmental groups have opposed the killing of the bison.

Get the Story:
Montana Digest: 6 bison bulls captured (The Billings Gazette 1/9)

Relevant Links:
Yellowstone National Park - http://www.nps.gov/yell

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