Mismanagement, Natl Bison Assoc President Hammers Yellowstone

"The bison look to be in better flesh this June, but if any private rancher were to manage their Forest Service or BLM lease lands like this they would lose them." Those are the words of National Bison Association President Ken Klemm, hammering park officials over "the bison mismanagement in Yellowstone National Park."

Klemm was highlighting an issue we've talked about for many years here in Montana- the bison are destroying the rangeland inside of Yellowstone National Park. Many of us would say that there are simply too many bison for the park, and they are pushing other wildlife out of the park, which is now harming rangeland outside of the park as well.

Klemm says that human intervention is needed in order to better care for the rangeland in the park. (He even says more bison could be in the park, with proper management) "The animals will need to be aggressively moved to new areas in ways very similar to how tribal man kept them moving for millennia. That means pursuit and some death."

This is undeniable proof that bison DO NOT manage themselves and create a healthy ecosystem by magic. I discovered this fact over 35 years ago with firsthand observations on bison grazed rangelands.

He adds that bison do not manage themselves, something he first discovered "over 35 years ago with firsthand observations on bison grazed rangelands."

Klemm added, "While the poor YNP land and bison managers and their couture of fancy advisors will never be in danger of losing their jobs or their secure government pensions for their poor performance, the private operators must succeed based on real results of animal and land health."

Here's the full post from Ken Klemm on Facebook shared over the 4th of July weekend:  

By the way, Yellowstone National Park just released their latest visitation numbers Wednesday morning: