| 2017 - 2018 Mortality | Totals |
|---|---|
| Total Buffalo Killed | 1030 |
| Government Capture | |
| Held for Quarantine or Slaughter | |
| Buffalo Released from Capture | |
| Government & Tribal Slaughter (Yellowstone, InterTribal Buffalo Council, Confederated Salish & Kootenai, Shoshone-Bannock) | 663 |
| Died in Government Trap | |
| Died in Government Research Facility** | |
| Miscarriage in Government Trap | |
| State Hunt | 46 |
| State “Damage" Hunts | |
| Treaty Hunts | 224 |
| Unknown Hunts | 79 |
| Wounded by Hunters & Shot by FWP/NPS or Died in Park | 5 |
| Poached in Yellowstone | 3 |
| Sent to Quarantine | |
| Sent to APHIS Research Facility | |
| Shot by Agents | 1 |
| Shot by Landowner | |
| Shot by Idaho | |
| Highway Mortality | 9 |
| Cause of Death Unknown | |
| Elk shot under treaty rights | |
| Buffalo released from capture (non-mortality) | 128 |
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