Dueling Mandates in Yellowstone

Bison at Yellowstone Park are endangered.  One reason this is because the bison catch the brucellosis disease and die. The winters are harsh there and the bison migrate to stay warm. How do you manage Yellowstone bison?  I chose the solution about injecting the bison with the brucellosis disease. There are pros and cons to this to this solution. First of all, the cons, it would take weeks to gather all the bison from the park. You may run out of the vaccine. That is a problem because by the time you get more vaccine’s, some of the other bison may already have the disease. When you inject the bison you may scare them or harm them if you inject it wrong. That’s also why you need doctor or vet that is trained to do that. Now time for the pros. Of course; if you inject them correctly you that would prevent the disease. Another reason that this is good is the population would be higher than just letting them die. Also their babies would be much healthier and would not be born with the brucellosis disease.