Just over a dozen bison were killed or had to be euthanized after they were struck by vehicles on U.S. Highway 191 just north of the town of West Yellowstone, the western entrance to Yellowstone National Park, officials said.
more than 5,000 bison live in Yellowstone, a population brought back from the brink of extinction at the turn of the 20th century.
The animals, which typically live 12-15 years, can weigh as much as 2,000 pounds and run as fast asEarlier this year, three people were injured in separate encounters with bison. A 71-year-old Pennsylvania woman was taken to a hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries after
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