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1 Introduction
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... . However, in less-developed countries, brucellosis in humans resulting from direct exposure to infective material and consumption of unpasteurized milk products is a serious recurring illness; it is consistently one of the most economically important zoonoses globally (McDermott et al., 2013)
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... . The GYA consists of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks as core natural areas that are surrounded by six national forests, three national wildlife refuges, state lands, Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
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... In contrast to 1998, when there were considerably more bison in the central herd than in the northern herd, there are now more bison in the northern herd. A second and much smaller herd of about 700 bison has a core range inside Grand Teton National Park (GTNP)
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... Elk outside YNP are managed by state and federal wildlife management agencies. YNP provides summer range for six to seven elk herds, most of which spend the winter at lower elevations outside YNP (NPS, 2015)
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... This means that despite any policy of natural regulation or ecosystem process management of the NPS, elk populations that spend a part of the year inside Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks can be and are managed by state game management agencies through hunter harvests, to varying degrees. The extent to which hunting controls elk populations relative to habitat and food limitation and winter weather inside YNP and GTNP has been insufficiently recognized or characterized.
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... , private, and tribal lands, as well as national parks, forests, and wildlife refuges. Each political entity has its own mission and goals, including disease management, ecosystem management, and recreational purposes.
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... The management efforts of federal, state, and regional partners are discussed in Chapter 5. Chapter 6 describes integrative adaptive management approaches to be adopted as part of a strategy for addressing brucellosis in the GYA, and Chapter 7 outlines management options for managing brucellosis.
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... U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks, Wyoming Game & Fish Department, Nez Perce Tribe, National Park Service, Blackfeet Nation, Confed erated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, Wind River Tribes, Confederated Colville Tribes, Spokane Tribe of Indians, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Utah Department of Natural Resources, and USDA Wildlife Services.
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... 2007. Bison and Elk Management Plan for the National Elk Refuge and Grand Teton National Park.
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