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Book Cliffs plan approved after large feral-horse removal and proposed bison objective changes
Summary
The RAC approved the Book Cliffs management plan. Staff reported removal of nearly 350 feral horses by contractor helicopter operations, a plan to split the unit for separate winter bison objectives (400 and 250 adults), and potential adjustments to tag numbers; RAC members discussed tribal migration and collaring efforts.
The Central Region Advisory Committee voted unanimously to accept the Book Cliffs management plan after division staff described recent field work, large-scale feral-horse removals and a proposal to revise bison wintering objectives across subunits.
Clint Sampson, division wildlife staff, described this summer’s removals and the rationale for splitting the unit’s bison objectives. "We were able to go in there with the contractor and use a helicopter and remove, just under 350…
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