Poisoning — United States
Tribal and state officials Wednesday said no contagious disease killed 19 bison on the Fort Belknap Reservation in July. The animals were part of a herd of 56 “genetically pure” bison transferred to the reservation from Yellowstone National Park earlier in 2015.
State veterinarian Bill Layton says they probably died from an excess of salt, either because they didn’t get enough water, or because the well water they were given was too salty.
“Our department, I think and the Tribe were very
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