Project purpose to increase the safety of staff and bison as both corral systems were built over 50 years ago and have had minimal upgrades since 1996 with used supplies that were obtained with the…

Project purpose to increase the safety of staff and bison as both corral systems were built over 50 years ago and have had minimal upgrades since 1996 with used supplies that were obtained with the area in order to continue with our wildlife management in these areas, new corrals must be developed to ensure the safety of our staff and the bison activities performed the project activities will include the construction of two new corral systems and will include all corral materials, waterlines, windmills, fences, bison chutes, and removal of the old, unsafe system deliverables and expected outcomes a primary expected outcome is to develop a safe corral system for both staff and bison when working the animals the new design will decrease bison s contact and supply the area with a reliable system that is safe to staff the new systems will also save funds by reducing the staffing required to work the bison during round UPS this site specific enhancement will provide more manageable rangelands that are essential to many upland species and great additional economic opportunities for the state of kansas and our sportsmen intended beneficiaries the primary intended beneficiaries will be the welfare of the bison during round UPS the new system will reduce the number of injuries to animals during the mandatory round UPS, which will increase the productivity of our rangelands these two new systems will also minimize bison and staff contact, which will result in a safer environment