Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte is suing to halt Yellowstone National Park's bison management plan, according to a lawsuit on Tuesday, Dec. 31.

Gov. Greg Gianforte, the Montana Department of Livestock and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks are suing the Biden administration over Yellowstone National Park'

The lawsuit is the latest escalation in a decades-long fight between state and federal officials over how to manage the park's growing bison population.

State warns that it could rescind ‘tolerance zones’ that allow bison to wander out of the park without being hunted.

Montana is suing Yellowstone National Park over a plan to increase the number of bison in and around the park and establish greater tolerance for their presence outside its boundaries. In a press release announcing the lawsuit,

The suit concerns brucellosis, a bacterial disease that infects cattle, swine, goats, sheep and dogs and can spread to humans.

Governor Greg Gianforte and two state agencies have filed a lawsuit against the National Park Service and its bison management plan at Yellowstone National Park. Gianforte is issu

Montana state officials are suing National Park over its bison management plan. The case argues that park officials have intentionally cut Montana out of management plans or ignored the park’s science in an effort to boost park bison numbers and avoid vaccinating them against brucel-losis.