CANTON, Kan. (AP) - The state of Kansas will auction off 40 surplus bison at Maxwell Wildlife Refuge in mid-November.
The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism says the auction will be held Nov. 15 at the 2,500-acre (1000-hectare) refuge about 6 miles (10 kilometers) north of Canton.
The department says the bison will be more than a year old and tested for brucellosis and tuberculosis.
The auction will involve 10 2-year-old bulls, four cows, eight yearling heifers, eight yearling bulls, five heifer calves and five bull calves.
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