POLL: Hundreds of bison at the Grand Canyon need to be killed for conservation says the National Parks Service
The National Park Service is holding the first controlled bison hunt inside Grand Canyon National Park that aims to cut the House Rock bison herd b...
The National Park Service is holding the first controlled bison hunt inside Grand Canyon National Park that aims to cut the House Rock bison herd by more than half. The cull, according to officials, is due to concerns of ecological impacts as a result of stampeding through dense forests, intense over-grazing and wondering around the rim of the canyon. Aerial surveys observed about 400 to 600 bison in this particular hard, which could increase to about 1,500 in the next 10 years.Within the Grand Canyon, shooters will be selected through a lottery to help bring the number of bison roaming the far northern reaches of the park to no more than 200.