Mass Yellowstone Hunt Kills 1150 Bison

HELENA, Mont. — An unusually harsh winter that buried Yellowstone National Park under a heavy blanket of snow and ice this year pushed a large portion of the park’s bison herd down to lower elevations and out of the park in search of milder climes and food. Many were stopped from migrating even farther. For four months, state and federal officials have sanctioned a hunt of the shaggy, humped animals that delight millions of tourists and are a centerpiece of Native American culture and history. Officials said they had no choice but to approve the lengthy culling of the roughly…