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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2001

The Montana Department of Livestock has shot a bison that wandered out of Yellowstone National Park because it refused to stay in park boundaries.

A federal management plan allows the state to shoot bison if they don't cooperate. Unlike other bison that have been killed in recent months, this one did not test positive for a cattle disease local ranchers fear.

State law requires the carcass and hide of slaughtered bison be donated to Indian organizations. The Associated Press does not name who will receive the animal parts.

The Yellowstone herd is descended from the last free-roaming herd of bison in the country. Non-Indian hunting and exploitation devastated the bison's numbers to mere dozens at the turn of the 19th century.

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Bison shot outside Yellowstone Park (AP 11/29)

Relevant Links:
Yellowstone National Park - http://www.nps.gov/yell

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