Additional Resources and Glossary
Definitions
BISON
A large wild animal, similar to a cow but with a larger head and shoulders covered in hair. The American bison is found in North America while the European or wood bison is native to Europe. In North America, bison are also often called buffalo.
BRUCELLOSIS
An infectious disease caused by a bacteria that mainly infects cattle, swine, goats, sheep, and dogs.
DOMESTICATION
The process of adapting wild plants and animals for human use.
ELK
The second largest member of the deer family with a thick neck, long, slender legs, a long head, and large ears.
EXTERMINATION
To get rid of something completely, often by killing.
GRASSLANDS
Wide expanses of land filled with low-growing plants such as grasses and wildflowers.
INTERAGENCY BISON MANAGEMENT PLAN (IBMP)
A cooperative effort to manage bison in and around Yellowstone National Park.
MIGRATION
The seasonal movement of animals from one habitat to another in search of food, better conditions, or reproductive needs.
NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
A system of protected lands and waters to protect plants, animals, and fish.
QUARANTINE
A state, period, or place of isolation where people or animals that may have been exposed to infectious disease are placed.
Additional Reading
Interagency Bison Management Plan
Centers for Disease Control - for hunters
Transmission of Brucellosis from Elk to Cattle and Bison, Greater Yellowstone Area, USA, 2002–2012
Brucellosis from Yellowstone National Park
Essential Understandings Regarding Montana Indians from the MT Office of Public Instruction
History of Allotment and Native land tenure from the Indian Land Tenure Foundation
American Prairie Reserve website
The Lost History of Yellowstone from Smithsonian Magazine
Debunking the myth that the great national park was a wilderness untouched by humans from Smithsonian magazine
American Bison from the Smithsonian
‘Kill Every Buffalo You Can! Every Buffalo Dead Is an Indian Gone’ from the Atlantic
How Do Native People and Nations Experience Belonging? From the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian
How the return of bison connects travelers with Native cultures from National Geographic
How The Yellowstone Bison Quarantine Program Came To Be from Wyoming Public Media