United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1997-07-10 monographic deposited born digital 23 p. GA 1.13:T-RCED-97-200 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-97-200 P0b002ee180377bae f:rc97200t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-97-200 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-97-200 T-RCED-97-200 Wildlife management Cattle National parks Range management Grazing rights National forests Infectious diseases Federal/state relations Forest management Interagency relations Yellowstone National Park (WY) Wyoming Montana USDA Brucellosis Eradication Program Idaho Grand Teton National Park (WY) Testimony RCED Yellowstone National Park, with about 2.2 million acres of land and the largest concentration of free-roaming wildlife in the lower 48 states, is considered the "crown jewel" of the national park system. This testimony focuses on (1) the National Park Service's current policy for managing free-roaming bison and elk in Yellowstone, (2) the controversy surrounding the impact of these herds on the park's rangeland and riparian areas, and (3) the controversy surrounding the health risks to domestic livestock posed by exposure to diseased bison and elk. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-97-200/html/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-97-200.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-97-200/pdf/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-97-200.pdf GAO/T-RCED-97-200 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-RCED-97-200 Testimony GAO/T-RCED-97-200; Wildlife Management: Issues Concerning the Management of Bison and Elk Herds in Yellowstone National Park; Wildlife management Cattle National parks Range management Grazing rights National forests Infectious diseases Federal/state relations Forest management Interagency relations Yellowstone National Park (WY) Wyoming Montana USDA Brucellosis Eradication Program Idaho Grand Teton National Park (WY)