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Draft Bison and Elk Management Plan
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Park Service (NPS) has completed a draft management plan/environmental impact statement for elk and bison that inhabit the National Elk Refuge (NER) and Grand Teton National Park (GTNP). These animals are part of the "Jackson Hole elk and bison herds," which comprise one of the largest concentrations of free-ranging elk and bison in North America, approximately 13,500 elk and 850 bison. The Jackson elk and bison herds migrate across several jurisdictional boundaries including the NER, GTNP, Yellowstone National Park, Bridger-Teton National Forest, Bureau of Land Management resource areas, and state and private lands. Because of the wide range of authorities and interests, the USFWS and NPS are implementing a cooperative approach to management planning involving all of the associated federal and state agencies and a broad range of organized and private interests. The agencies have evaluated six alternatives involving several major issues including habitat management, winter feeding, disease management, hunting programs, visitor use impacts, and elk and bison population size targets relevant to NER and GTNP.
Comment Period:
Closed
Jul 22, 2005 - Nov 7, 2005
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Document Content: |
Title Page and Summary
(1005.8 KB, PDF file)
Chapter 2 – Alternative Management Plans
(802.5 KB, PDF file)
Chapter 4.5 - Arch., Human Health, and Socio-economic
(650.0 KB, PDF file)
Guide for Reading Document
(10.3 KB, PDF file)
Chapter 1 - Introduction
(1.1 MB, PDF file)
Chapter 3 – Affected Environment
(1.5 MB, PDF file)
Master Table of Contents
(156.0 KB, PDF file)
Chapter 4.1 – Physical Environment and Habitat
(728.4 KB, PDF file)
Chapter 4.2 – Elk
(489.7 KB, PDF file)
Chapter 4.3 – Bison
(278.5 KB, PDF file)
Chapter 4.4 – Other Wildlife
(1.4 MB, PDF file)
Chapter 5 – Consultation and Coordination
(147.3 KB, PDF file)
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