Yellowstone National Park recently released a new plan for managing the bison herd. It’s in draft form, and maps out three alternatives for how to manage the herd in the future. Before it gets finalized, the public has a chance to read it and weigh in on which path is best. We talked with Morgan Warthin, chief of public affairs at Yellowstone National Park, to learn what this could mean for the future of the bison.What questions do you have about bison, bison science, bison history, and bison management? Send your questions to us at <a href="mailto:outreach@thresholdpodcast.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">outreach@thresholdpodcast.org</a> and we’ll try to answer as many as we can in an upcoming dispatch.Read the plan <a href="https://parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?parkID=111&projectID=94496&documentID=130873" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>Learn more about the plans at one of the <a href="https://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?projectId=94496" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">virtual public meetings</a>:August 28, 2023 10:30 AM -12:00 PM MT and August 29, 2023 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM MTWhat's brucellosis? It's a bacterial disease, primarily occurring in bison, elk, cattle, and pigs.Learn more about brucellosis <a href="https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/nature/brucellosis.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.Sign up for the Threshold newsletter <a href="https://www.thresholdpodcast.org/newsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>. It's the best place to stay up to date on this issue and everything else going on at Threshold.Support independent nonprofit journalism by making a donation to support Threshold today. Donate <a href="https://www.thresholdpodcast.org/donate-threshold" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>

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