FWP seeks comment on Draft Bison Impact Study

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is seeking public comment on a draft statewide environmental impact statement on bison conservation and management.

Bison are currently designated as both a wildlife species in need of management and a species in need of disease control in Montana.

The draft statewide bison conservation and management EIS considers bison restoration some-where in Montana where animals could be managed as a native species.

While no site-specific area is examined, the draft offers four alternatives. The "no action" alterna-tive calls for no further action to restore bison at this t...