The National Park Service (NPS) is looking for volunteers to assist in killing hundreds of bison on the North Rim of Arizona's Grand Canyon National Park.

In cooperation with the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD), NPS posted a webpage seeking individuals "skilled" in "bison removal."

Applications open to the public at 12 a.m. local time on May 3 through 11:59 p.m. on May 4, according to the site.


In an accompanying announcement detailing the work and qualifications of the September 2021 job, the NPS wrote that it was "concerned about increased impacts on park resources such as water, vegetation, soils, archaeological sites and values such as visitor experience and wilderness character" given the "current distribution, abundance, density and the expected growth of the bison herd on the North Rim."

"Reducing the herd size will protect the park ecosystem, resources and values," the agency said.


Twenty-five applicants will be selected from the pool, 12 of whom will be chosen using a random lottery system.

Those selected will be contacted by the NPS by May 17, 2021.

Volunteers must be U.S. citizens 18 years of age or older with valid identification; be able to purchase and pass a background investigation; have no criminal or wildlife violations; self-certify a high level of physical fitness ability; have a firearm safety certification and pass a marksmanship proficiency test; provide equipment; be available for the entirety of one of the assigned lethal removal operational periods; and meet additional requirements listed on the NPS FAQ page and application.

Film at 11.... 🤔

this is a jobs plan for some of the Sioux tribes...

Quite a list of qualifiers.....

I do like bison burgers.

Yes and yes. Worse, the qualified may be subject to doxing by animal rights crazies.

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Ben's peoples..?? 😕

I could go for a slab of bison about now.

Just shoot them when they jump to the south side.

Tatonka

Animal rights crazies are dangerous in a way such as Gene mentioned. My ex had someone attempt to throw blood on her coat. Fortunatly I figured out what they were trying to do and knocked them on their azz. And the coat was faux fur!

What does a faux look like..?? Where do they live..?? 😕

They all look different, so inclusive! They live in stores all around the world. Though there is systemic fur bias.

This happens periodically. Usually hunters wanting to qualify for the Arizona Big 10 award take the spots.

Bring in some wolves.

I wonder why they can't just relocate them... 🤔

They are in a national park. Why not let nature take its course?

Like all things, nature is best when controlled by the government.

Couldn't they move them to another national park?.

Yep. They are there at all because they were relocated in small numbers years ago as an experiment but the area for their habitat is too small for a larger number. If you want to pay for the relocation that would be nice.

I remember many years ago the deer were not hunted on the north rim forest (Kiabab) and thousands starved after they outgrew their habitat. Now hunting keeps the numbers in balance.

I don't have room for one to roam around but a big chunk of bison ribeye would be cool.... 😟

Hunters are part of a healthy eco system.