FWP proposes corridor for bison The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks is proposing to go ahead with its portion of an agreement that would allow 25 bison a year to migrate north through the Royal Teton Ranch to graze on public land. The agreement is outlined in a draft environmental assessment open to public comment until Oct. 31. FWP is just one agency involved in the Interagency Bison Management Plan, which also includes Yellowstone National Park, the state Department of Livestock, the Gallatin National Forest and the federal Animal Plant Health Inspection Service. The 30-year agreement with the Paradise Valley ranch, which is owned by the Church Universal and Triumphant, would cost FWP $300,000 as well as the costs of building and maintaining fences, cattle guards and other structures necessary to manage bison moving through the ranch, according to the draft environmental assessment. The total estimated cost of the grazing agreement is an initial payment of $1.87 million followed by 19 years of payments of $76,500. The rest of the amount is to be funded by the Park Service and nongovernment partners. The 25 bison that would be allowed to pass through the ranch to Gallatin National Forest land would be first tested for brucellosis. The number could grow to 100 bison in the future....