**Table 2: Comparison of Features of Each Alternative**

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  **Action**                 **Alternative   **Alternative   **Alternative   **Alternative   **Alternative   **Alternative   **Alternative   **Modified      **State of      **Implementation
                             1: No Action -  2: Minimal      3: Management   4: Interim Plan 5: Aggressive   6: Aggressive   7: Manage for   Preferred       Montana October of Interim Plan
                             Continuation of Management**    with Emphasis   with Limited    Brucellosis     Brucellosis     Specific Bison  Alternative**   24, 1999        outside Park,
                             the Current                     on Limited      Public Hunting  Control within  Control within  Population                      Preferred       Modified Preferred
                             Interim Bison                   Public          and             Yellowstone     Yellowstone     Range**                         Alternative**   inside Park**
                             Management                      Hunting**       Quarantine**    National Park   National Park                                                   
                             Plan**                                                          through,        through                                                         
                                                                                             Capture, Test,  Vaccination**                                                   
                                                                                             and Removal**                                                                   

  Agency-enforced boundary                   (phase 1)                                                                                       (steps 1, 2)                    (step 1)
  control at Reese Creek                                                                                                                                                     

  Agency enforced boundary                   (phase 1)                                                                                                                       
  control at Little Trail                                                                                                                                                    
  Creek/Maiden Basin divide                                                                                                                                                  

  Bison shot inside Eagle                                    (hunt)          (hunt)          (agency)                                                                         
  Creek/Bear Creek area                                                                                                                                                      

  Agency-enforced boundary                                   (phase 2)                                                       (phase 2)       (steps 2, 3)                     
  at Yankee Jim Canyon                                                                                                                                                       
  (northern boundary beyond                                                                                                                                                  
  Reese Creek)                                                                                                                                                               

  Agency-enforced boundary                                                                                                                                                   
  at Cabin Creek area                                                                                                                                                        
  boundary on western side                                                                                                                                                   

  Agency-enforced boundary                                                                                                                                                    
  at Buffalo Horn Creek on                                                                                                                                                   
  western side                                                                                                                                                               

  Capture facility at                        (phase 1)       (phase 1)                                                       (phase 1)                                       (step 1)
  Stephens Creek (northern,                                                                                                                                                  
  Reese Creek boundary                                                                                                                                                       
  inside park)                                                                                                                                                               

  Capture facilities at Duck                 (phase 1)                                                                                                                        
  Creek and Madison River                                                                                                                                                    
  (western boundary)                                                                                                                                                         

  Capture facilities at                                                                                      (phase 2)                                                        
  several locations inside                                                                                                                                                   
  park                                                                                                                                                                       

  Capture facilities at Duck                                                                                                                                                 
  Creek and Horse Butte                                                                                                                                                      
  (western boundary)                                                                                                                                                         

  Capture facilities at                                                                                                                                                       
  Seven-Mile Bridge (western                                                                                                                                                 
  boundary inside park)                                                                                                                                                      

  Seronegative bison from                    (phase 1)                                                                                       (step 1; steps  (phase 1)       (step 1)
  Stephens Creek slaughtered                                                                                                                 2 and 3 under                   
                                                                                                                                             certain                         
                                                                                                                                             conditions,                     
                                                                                                                                             quarantine                      
                                                                                                                                             full)                           

  Seronegative bison from                                                                                                                    (step 1; steps                  (step 1)
  Stephens Creek quarantined                                                                                                                 2 and 3 under                   
                                                                                                                                             certain                         
                                                                                                                                             conditions)                     

  Seronegative-nonpregnant                   (phase 1)                                                                                                                       
  bison from West                                                                                                                                                            
  Yellowstone capture                                                                                                                                                        
  facilities released onsite                                                                                                                                                 

  Seronegative-pregnant                      (phase 1)                                                                                                                       
  bison from West                                                                                                                                                            
  Yellowstone slaughtered                                                                                                                                                    

  Seronegative-pregnant                                                                                                      (at high                                        
  bison from West                                                                                                            population                                      
  Yellowstone quarantined                                                                                                    levels)                                         

  Seronegative-pregnant                                                                                                                                                       
  bison from West                                                                                                                                                            
  Yellowstone released                                                                                                                                                       
  onsite                                                                                                                                                                     

  Quarantine facilities                                                                                                                                                      

  Bison hazed into capture                   (phase 1)                                                                                                                       
  facilities, away from                                                                                                                                                      
  borders                                                                                                                                                                    

  Bison crossing boundaries                                                                                                                                                  
  shot                                                                                                                                                                       

  SMA in Eagle Creek/Bear                                                                                                                                                    
  Creek                                                                                                                                                                      

  SMA between Reese Creek                                                                                                                                                     
  and Yankee Jim Canyon on                                                                                                                                                   
  west side of Yellowstone                                                                                                                                                   
  River only                                                                                                                                                                 

  SMA between Reese Creek                                                                                                                                                     
  and Yankee Jim Canyon on                                                                                                                                                   
  east and west side of                                                                                                                                                      
  Yellowstone River                                                                                                                                                          

  Western SMA including                                                                                                                                                      
  Horse Butte area                                                                                                                                                           

  Western SMA includes Cabin                                                                                                                                                 
  Creek/Lee Metcalf area                                                                                                                                                     

  Western SMA includes all                                                                                                                                                    
  land south of Buffalo Horn                                                                                                                                                 
  Creek                                                                                                                                                                      

  Bison hazed back into park                 (phase 1)       (phase 1)                                                                                                       
  from West Yellowstone in                                                                                                                                                   
  May                                                                                                                                                                        

  Bison hazed back into park                                                                                                                 (steps 2, 3)                     
  from Reese Creek in April                                                                                                                                                  

  Bison hunted in West                                                       (limited)                                       (possible)                                       
  Yellowstone area                                                                                                                                                           

  Untested bison outside                                                                                                                     (step 3)                        (step 2, 3)
  park at Reese Creek                                                                                                                                                        

  Seronegative bison                                                                                                                         (step 2)                        (step 2)
  released at Reese Creek                                                                                                                                                    

  Untested bison allowed                                                                                                                     (step 3,                         
  into western SMA,                                                                                                                          possible in                     
  including West Yellowstone                                                                                                                 step 2)                         
  area                                                                                                                                                                       

  Capture facility at                                                                                                                        (step 3)                         
  Stephens Creek used only                                                                                                                                                   
  to hold 125 bison                                                                                                                                                          
  overwinter, if late winter                                                                                                                                                 
  population greater than                                                                                                                                                    
  3,000, or if more than 100                                                                                                                                                 
  bison occupy Reese Creek                                                                                                                                                   
  management area outside                                                                                                                                                    
  park.                                                                                                                                                                      

  Capture facility at Horse                                                                                                                  (step 3)                         
  Butte used only if late                                                                                                                                                    
  winter population greater                                                                                                                                                  
  than 3,000, or if more                                                                                                                                                     
  than 100 bison occupy West                                                                                                                                                 
  Yellowstone management                                                                                                                                                     
  area outside park                                                                                                                                                          
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