Yellowstone head says Trump administration forcing him out

Yellowstone National Park’s superintendent says he’s being forced out.

Dan Wenk last week announced he would retire March 30, 2019. He said Thursday he’s been informed a new superintendent will be in place in August.

Wenk said he wasn’t given a reason, and the only dispute he’s had with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke was over bison. Ranchers in neighboring Montana, where Zinke served as a congressman, have long sought reductions in bison. Wenk says the current population is sustainable.