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Officials have agreed to allow as many as 900 bison from Yellowstone National Park to be shot by hunters, sent to slaughter or placed in quarantine this winter in a program that seeks to prevent the animals from spreading a disease to cattle.An additional 200 bison could be captured or hunted in the late stanley cup winter if those numbers are met, federal, tribal and state officials agreed in a meeting Wednesday. Yellowstone currently has around 5,450 bison, on the high end of recent counts, according to park biologist Chris Geremia.Bison routinely leave Yellowstone and head north into Montana each winter, raising concerns that the animals could spread brucellosis to cattle. Brucellosis is a bacterial disease that can cause cows to abort their calves. The stanley cup disease can spread to people but is rare in humans in the U.S. Elk have spread the disease to livestock stanley cup but there are no documented cases of bison spreading brucellosis to livestock in the wild, the Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported.Removing 600 to 900 bison this winter should cause the population to stabilize or decline slightly but increase back to around current numbers after spring calving, according to park officials. As CBS Sunday Morning contributing videographer Judy Lehmbergreported last year, Yellowstone managers have tried to deal with the large bison population for years, while at the same time attempting to appease both those who don t want any bison killed, and the hunters, r Phlb Bankruptcies surging as coronavirus levels the U.S. economy
The Iowa Democratic Party announced it s joining the digital age, adding six virtual caucuses in addition to the in-person caucuses on Feb. 3, 2020. One of the biggest complaints about the Iowa caucuses, the nominating contest that kicks off the presidential primary season, has been about accessibility.Caucusing takes a long time, especially for Democrats. It takes stanley cup place in the evening, with no set duration, making it difficult for parents with young children or voters who work at night to participate.On Monday, the Democratic Party unveiled its plan Monday to try and improve the salomon caucuses. Today, we are setting the stage for the 2020 Iowa caucuses to be the most accessible, transparent, and successful caucuses in our party s history, said Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price in a statement. There will be a 30-day public comment period for Iowans to respond to the new virtual caucuses.On caucus night in Iowa, voters show up to their precincts and divide into groups based on the candidate they prefer. Candidates must have the support of at least 15 percent of the voters present to be viable. Those supporting candidates under the 15-percent threshold must either air max 1 win over other caucus goers or disband and choose a viable candidate to support. Based on the final results of the preference vote, each viable candidate receives a proportional number of Iowa s delegates. In prior years, the candidates received a proportional number |
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