ARIZONA – Over 45,000 people applied to cull bison in the Grand Canyon after the United States National Park Service requested volunteers to help with overpopulation.
The famed national park here is seeking 12 “skilled volunteers” to reduce the herd, which has grown large enough to cause environmental damage.
The lottery opened on Monday and closed after 48 hours with 45,040 applicants.
An initial 25 names will be selected. After being vetted by park officials for skills including marksmanship, 12 people will be given the opportunity to kill a bison in the park’s North Rim area.(BBC)
