Comment from Segal, Ellen

Hello USFWS,<br/><br/>I would like to see Option 3 for the Yellowstone Bison.<br/>They are an umbrella species, which the rest of the intact Yellowstone ecosystem depends upon.<br/>Let them procreate and populate in numbers of 10,000-11,000+ <br/>Remove barriers to their natural, seasonal migrations.<br/>It&#39;s time for we humans to build fences to keep cattle inside and let our Bison roam as nature intended.<br/>Use federal and state funds to build important wildlife crossings across Hwy 191 and create safer crossings around Yellowstone.<br/>With drought and the lessening of nutritious grasses and harder winters, the herd will naturally thin out, ebb and flow.<br/>The GYE will be better for their presence on the land.<br/>They must be given protections now, the state government, the current Governor Gianforte, Dept. of Livestock and a lack of communication between the tribes and all the parties has caused winter slaughters which are unacceptable and cruel and excessive.<br/><br/>Bison&#39;s migratory needs must be considered and planned for by city planners, and the departments responsible for roads,.<br/>Stop the hunts until there is a sustainable and scientifically verified population. We can&#39;t take another slaughter like the one last winter.<br/><br/>