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Medora, N.D. (AP) The superintendent of Theodore Roosevelt National Park says public access will be restricted during large animal roundups at the park.

Superintendent Valerie Naylor says the restrictions are for safety reasons, after a helicopter crash last year. She says the public will be kept away from the immediate area where helicopters are used to herd the animals into a fenced enclosure.

The park plans to round up about 120 bison during the first week of November and distribute most of them to the Intertribal Bison Cooperative.

Last fall's wild horse roundup was called off after the helicopter crashed while herding the horses.

Information from: Bismarck Tribune, http://www.bismarcktribune.com (Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 10-01-08 0530CDT | save this article / add to your favorites list