Montana officials plan to cull up to 700 Yellowstone bison

Bozeman, Mont. • Wildlife officials have announced plans to cull between 500 and 700 Yellowstone bison from the population, and no longer enroll the animals to a brucellosis quarantine program.Yellowstone National Park biologist Chris Geremia said if the target is met, an additional 200 male bison could be culled later in the winter, the Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported. The animals will either be shot or rounded up and shipped for slaughter.Federal, state and tribal agencies finalized the