American Bison - Buffalo Field Campaign

Table 8.1 (continued)
Country/
State
Province
Animal
Classification
Wildlife Domestic
Idaho Yes Yes
Illinois No Yes
Iowa No Yes
Kansas No Yes
Louisiana No Yes
Minnesota No Yes
Missouri Yes Yes
Protected and/or
Wildlife Status
Identified as S1
species in wildlife
commission status
report. S1= critically
imperilled species at
high risk because of
extreme rarity.
Considered
extirpated in Illinois.
Considered
extirpated in Iowa;
Found only on
one small National
Wildlife Refuge.
Considered
extirpated prior to
1900; Designated
domestic under
beef rules; State
wildlife department
manages bison on
two small game
ranges; TNC has
two additional
preserves.
All bison are
considered
livestock.
Wild bison are
considered
extirpated in MN;
Found only on a
couple of small
preserves
Wild bison are
considered
extirpated in
Missouri.
Long Term
Conservation
Goal
68 American Bison: Status Survey and Conservation Guidelines 2010
No
No
Yes; Only on one
National Wildlife
Refuge.
Yes; Only on
TNC and state
preserves
No
No
No
Key Statutes or
Policies Affecting
Conservation
Livestock regulations
chapter 210 section
01.a; Not mentioned in
SWAP.
Managed as livestock
under state statute
Chapter 225 part
650/1; Not mentioned
in SWAP.
Managed as livestock
under state animal
health statutes. Bison
statutes combined
with those of cattle;
Not mentioned
anywhere in wildlife
regulations or
wildlife conservation
strategies.
Identified in SWAP as
not meeting criteria
for species of greatest
conservation need;
Chapter 60 section
4001 in livestock
regulations.
Louisiana Code
of regulations 7:
XXI.11705; No
mention of bison in
SWAP or in wildlife
regulations.
Minnesota statutes
for livestock (17A.03);
Bison not mentioned
in SWAP.
Identified as class 1
wildlife in title 3 Code
of State Regulations
(CSR) 10; Identified
as livestock in title 2
CSR 30.
Proposals
for
Restoration
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Major Legislative
and/or Policy
Obstacles
Disease Status in
YNP; Agriculture and
forestry conflicts;
Regulatory status.
Agriculture and
forestry conflicts;
Small parcels of
public or private
conservation land;
Regulatory status.
Agriculture and
forestry conflicts;
Small parcels of
public or private
conservation land;
Regulatory status.
Agriculture and
forestry conflicts;
Small parcels of
public or private
conservation land;
Regulatory status.
Agriculture and
forestry conflicts;
Small parcels of
public or private
conservation land;
Regulatory status.
Agriculture and
forestry conflicts;
Regulatory status.
Agriculture and
forestry conflicts;
Small parcels of
public or private
conservation land.