Brucellosis -- United States
About 2600 bison cows and bulls, with 1800 calves at side, roam the 114 000 acres [about 46 134 ha] of the Flying D ranch [Gallatin Gateway, Montana], but even this vast area and relative isolation can't protect them from illness. In fact, the wide-open spaces that make this ranch ideal for bison are also ideal for other wildlife, including an elk herd that harbours brucellosis and spreads it to bison.
Ted Turner, the largest bison owner in the world, bought the Flying D in 1989 and put it
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