Yellowstone National Park’s Bison Conservation Transfer Program continues to make history. In early February, Yellowstone relocated the largest number of live Yellowstone bison to American Indian Tribes to date. One hundred and sixteen healthy bison were loaded onto secure trucks and moved from Yellowstone National Park nearly 500 miles north to the Fork Peck Indian Reservation where they will complete their final year of testing before being transferred on to Tribes across North America.

After a 60-day public comment period, it’s time for Yellowstone National Park to review input submitted on their draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the new Yellowstone Bison Management Plan. Read more to learn about GYC’s assessment of the EIS and what happens next.

In August 2023, the park released a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) as part of the ongoing process of developing the new Yellowstone Bison Management Plan (YBMP). Read more to learn about GYC’s assessment and recommendations.

On July 13, 2023, the Greater Yellowstone Coalition joined Yellowstone National Park, Yellowstone Forever, Tribal Nations and other key federal and NGO partners to celebrate the completed expansion of the Yellowstone Bison Conservation Transfer Program (BCTP) and quarantine facility.

GYC opposes SJ 14, which is a resolution in the 2023 Montana State Legislature that is bad for bison.

Through the Yellowstone Bison Conservation Transfer Program, disease-free Yellowstone bison are relocated from the park to the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. This is their last step before being restored to Tribal and public lands across America.

Yellowstone National Parks made the monumental decision to move away from bison management focused on population reduction and slaughter, and instead focus on providing Tribal treaty hunting opportunities and entering more animals into the newly expanded Bison Conservation Transfer Program.

A recap from the Buffalo in Yellowstone and Beyond panel from the Wind River Inter-Tribal Gathering.

GYC’s staff, dispersed across the region, know this firsthand and are excited to share some of their favorite things in this new blog series, GYC Staff Picks.

GYC’s staff, dispersed across the region, know this firsthand and are excited to share some of their favorite things in this new blog series, GYC Staff Picks.

Yellowstone National Park concluded the comment period process of developing a new bison management plan. Critically, this new plan is our best chance to end the tragic ship-to-slaughter management practice that the park has been forced to use for the last twenty years to meet outdated bison population targets.

GYC and the Yellowstone Bison Coexistence Program celebrate 10 years of helping landowners coexist with wild bison on the landscape outside Yellowstone National Park.