The park will keep the bison population in a range of between 3,500 and 6,000 animals after calving, which will keep the population in line with the average of about 5,000 bison that has been largely maintained during the past 10 years.
Montana is set to receive $50 million in grant funding that will go toward a forestry and agricultural project that would reduce the state’s greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 15 million metric tons through 2050.
This year’s low snowpack and recent string of hot days have caused local rivers to dwindle and warm to the point that fish and other aquatic species need some protection.
The United States Geological Survey on Tuesday confirmed that a small hydrothermal explosion occurred in the Biscuit Basin thermal area of Yellowstone National Park.
Thunderstorms passed through southwestern Montana on Monday evening, producing lightning strikes and increasing concern that new wildfires would join those surrounding Missoula.
The Butler Creek fire was first reported at 1:30 a.m. and by late afternoon, it had grown to more than 300 acres under blazing temperatures and light winds.