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• Updated: 07/05/2021 - 15:58
Thousands of Americans have applied to a lottery in the hope of winning a chance of shooting bison at the Grand Canyon, Arizona.
Over 45,000 applicants vied for only 12 spots advertised by the US National Park Service (NPS). They will help cull the animals after the service reported their population had become too large.
Officials claim that the bison had been trampling on archaeological and other resources, and spoiling the water in the North Rim area.
“Skilled volunteers” were requested to shoot and kill the bison to prevent any more environmental damage from taking place. But the event is not being classified as a hunt as it doesn’t involve what they call a fair chase. Hunting is prohibited within national parks, but the agency has the authority to kill
More than 45,000 shooters have applied for opportunity to kill 12 bison during the first controlled hunt inside Grand Canyon National Park
The Grand Canyon National Park received 45,040 applications for its first controlled bison hunt inside the perimeter of the park
The hunt is to reduce the size of the House Rock bison herd in the park
A total of 25 shooters from the 45,040 will be chosen through a lottery
Park officials say the first 12 to submit a complete information packet will be chosen for the official hunt
There are 400 to 600 bison in this heard, but only 12 will be killed in the hunt
45,000 people sign up for a chance to kill 12 bison in the Grand Canyon By Caitlin O Kane Nature: Bison
The National Park Service says in just 48 hours, 45,000 people signed up for an opportunity to kill 12 bison in the Grand Canyon.
The parks service opened up the hunting application because it is concerned with the growth of a bison heard in the North Rim area of the Grand Canyon, according to a news release.
The herd may impact water, vegetation, soils and archaeological sites in the park and reducing the herd size will protect the park ecosystem, resources and values, the park service said.
By Michael J
May 6, 2021
The National Park Service at the Grand Canyon is planning for their first controlled bison hunt to reduce the House Rock bison herd by more than half. Problem is they are finding ecological impacts with deforestation and water pollution. Rnagers have take photos of roughly 600 bison currently in the herd and if left to mother nature they would likely increase to as much as 1,500 in the next 10 years.
A pool of 25 qualified applicants will be selected and then 12 people will be chosen by random lottery to participate in the hunt. The application process closed this week after the Park service received over 45,000 applications! Get more info here
By Michael J
May 6, 2021
The National Park Service at the Grand Canyon is planning for their first controlled bison hunt to reduce the House Rock bison herd by more than half. Problem is they are finding ecological impacts with deforestation and water pollution. Rnagers have take photos of roughly 600 bison currently in the herd and if left to mother nature they would likely increase to as much as 1,500 in the next 10 years.
A pool of 25 qualified applicants will be selected and then 12 people will be chosen by random lottery to participate in the hunt. The application process closed this week after the Park service received over 45,000 applications! Get more info here