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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
Document Content:
Guide for Reading DocumentGuide for Reading Document   (10.3 KB, PDF file)
Title Page and SummaryTitle Page and Summary   (1005.8 KB, PDF file)
Master Table of ContentsMaster Table of Contents   (156.0 KB, PDF file)
Chapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 1 - Introduction   (1.1 MB, PDF file)
Chapter 3 – Affected Environment Chapter 3 – Affected Environment   (1.5 MB, PDF file)
Chapter 4.2 – Elk Chapter 4.2 – Elk   (489.7 KB, PDF file)
Chapter 4.3 – Bison Chapter 4.3 – Bison   (278.5 KB, PDF file)
Chapter 4.4 – Other Wildlife Chapter 4.4 – Other Wildlife   (1.4 MB, PDF file)
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