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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.
When we were in the park last month, we were impressed by the number of elk on the South Rim--and the impact they had on the forest. There is currently a study underway to determine the best way to manage those elk. There are LOTS of elk.
News today is that there were something like 45,000 applications for twelve spots for this program. Oh--and you have to hump out the carcass without the use of motorized vehicles. That sounds like work...since those bison weigh up to about a ton.
