American Bison - Buffalo Field Campaign

Table 8.1 (continued)
Country/
State
Province
Animal
Classification
Wildlife Domestic
Nevada No Yes
Oklahoma No Yes
South
Dakota
Yes,
partially
Yes
Texas Yes Yes
Utah Yes Yes
Protected and/or
Wildlife Status
Wild bison are
considered
extirpated in
Nevada and are not
classified by the
Nevada Dept. of
Wildlife; Bison are
classified by Nevada
Dept. of Agriculture.
Classified as
domesticated
animals; Protected
on two preserves
(one federal and one
private).
Identified as
“Wildlife” only in the
confines of National
Park System; Bison
are contained within
Custer State Park.
Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department
considers wild bison
extirpated; Found
only in Caprock
State Park and on
one TNC preserve.
Free roaming
populations are
found in the Henry
Mountains and on
Antelope Island;
Utah just completed
a reintroduction to
the Book Cliffs.
Long Term
Conservation
Goal
70 American Bison: Status Survey and Conservation Guidelines 2010
No
Only for Wichita
Mountains
National Wildlife
Refuge and TNC
preserve.
Yes; Only within
the State and
National Park
System and one
TNC preserve.
Only within one
state park and one
TNC preserve.
Herd management
plan being
developed for the
Henry Mountains
population and
Book Cliffs.
Key Statutes or
Policies Affecting
Conservation
Bison not
referenced in wildlife
regulations (Nevada
Administrative Code
(NAC) 502, 503 or
504); Regulations note
that possession of
bison does not require
a permit; Regulations
pertaining to domestic
bison are described in
NAC 571.
There are no
references to bison
in the Game and Fish
regulations in Title
29; Title 800-25-25-3
lists species of wildlife
exempt from wildlife
permits or license;
Regulations pertaining
to domestic bison
are described in Title
2 (Agriculture) and
Title 4 (Animals) of
Oklahoma Code.
South Dakota
statutes Title 41 do
not mention bison
anywhere in the
wildlife regulations;
State laws identify
bison as livestock.
No longer considered
a game animal in
Texas - Parks and
Wildlife Code Chapter
43; Texas Agriculture
Code (chap. 2.005)
recognises bison
as wild animals
indigenous to the state
but can be raised for
commercial purposes
to preserve the
species.
Wild bison are
managed under
regulations in Title
23 of Utah Code;
Regulations pertaining
to domestic bison are
described in Title 4 of
Utah Code.
Proposals
for
Restoration
No
No
No
No
Yes; Recent
introduction
to Book
Cliffs.
Major Legislative
and/or Policy
Obstacles
Agriculture and
forestry conflicts;
Regulatory status.
Agriculture and
forestry conflicts;
Small parcels of
public or private
conservation land;
Regulatory status.
Status of bison is
livestock outside the
National Park System;
Management under
captivity; Agriculture
and forestry conflicts;
Regulatory status.
Agriculture conflicts;
Small parcels of
public or private
conservation land;
Regulatory status.
Agriculture conflicts.