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Many Bison Roam National Range Dec 1933
There are 544 buffalo on the National Bison Range according to a report filed with the Biological survey by officials of the reserve.
The 1932 crop of bison was 125, the report states, there were 73 were born this spring, including an albino calf.
During the past year, the herd was decreased by the elimination of 89 buffalo, 86 elk and seven deer to prevent overgrazing. Three buffalo and 30 elk were sold for park purposes and the others were disposed of as food.
The Yellowstone Park bison herd, which is now 1,100 head, is to be culled soon by the slaughter of 200. The game department here has been informed to distribute the meat to needy Indians and wards of the government.
What does the future hold for the Bison Range?
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WYOMING
Study finds bison are "ecosystem engineers"
Wyoming Tribune
JACKSON – Thousands of bison move from winter grounds on the outskirts of ... to borrow a phrase popularized by University of Wyoming migration researchers. ... The closely congregated herds of foraging bison, they found, were ... |
Women of Wyoming share their own stories on Instagram
I knew that Wyoming’s flag was designed by a young woman  and that the original had the bison facing the other direction – to signify freedom. I also knew that the flag design had been changed.
What I didn’t know was who made the change and why. It turns out it was another woman, a suffragist, and head of the group that sponsored the flag contest, who made the change, slipping it by an unaware Legislature. She felt that the buffalo should be facing towards the staff because they face into the wind.
We fly the Wyoming flag on a number of occasions, including when a baby buffalo is born into our backyard herd. We’ve been blessed to have two healthy calves this year, a girl and a boy. (Pictured here with their moms on Wyoming Statehood Day).
That two women were behind the meaningful design of the flag and how it flies seems appropriate for the Equality State. Bison are matrilineal, and both sexes have horns. The bull buffalo that adorns our state flag is a symbol of equality, no matter which way the wind blows.
Michele Irwin, Green River
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KANSAS
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OKLAHOMA
Return of the Quapaw
NWAOnline
Thirty-one bison from Grand Canyon National Park were introduced to the herd ... Now, the tribe has returned to Arkansas thanks to voters in the state. |
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NORTH CAROLINA
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MISSOURI
KPTV.com
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. (KMOV) -- A St. Louis woman decided to trade in her corporate gig for a new job raising bison. For years, Peggy Ladd ... Klondike Bison
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TEXAS
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ILLINOIS
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ALASKA
Winter Wonder Land
“When we first saw this bison at Denali National Park, he had his face buried in the deep snow,” says Frederick Selanders Jr. of Covington, Ohio.
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MONTANA (also see Legislation)
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MAINE
The bison of Eustis
Daily Bulldog
Bison is also considered to be a much healthier, leaner meat, and the large animals eat a third less than cows during the winter months when their systems slow down to conserve energy. The Weavers wanted to find their niche in the locally raised meat scene, and bison fit the bill. Bigelow Fields Ranch |
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TEXAS
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IOWA
Bison on the Winter Prairie
Newton Daily News
Participate in a short indoor presentation on the history and management of the American Bison at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge.
Following the program, you can participate in a guided walk along the half-mile Overlook Trail to get some exercise and search for the bison and elk herds while enjoying the winter landscape.
Call 515-994-3400 or email Nancy_Corona@fws.gov to register.
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SOUTH DAKOTA
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WALES
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NETHERLANDS
Kennemerland National Park
European bison were hunted to extinction in the wild by 1927. But through the efforts of several rewilding projects, numbers of this ecologically important species are now on the rise - although they are still considered vulnerable.
Photographer Jasper Doest captured this herd cooling down in a lake at first light in the Zuid-Kennemerland National Park, amid a large swarm of midges.
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Tribal
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Several tribes participating as amici had said that the hunt had cultural importance to them, that the bison meat and hides helped fulfill tribe members' ... |
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Legislation
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its record of decision on the Bison Range’s first Comprehensive Conservation Plan.
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 National Bison Association
North American Bison Registry Offering Free Registration
Roosevelt, Hornaday, Goodnight, Allard, Dupree and many more names we all know for being credited as saviors of the North American Bison. How do you want your chapter of the ‘Story of the Great American Bison’ to look?
To ensure your story can be told, your animals may be registered with the North American Bison Registry (NABR) for FREE until February 15, 2021. To be eligible, the following condition must be met:
1) DNA PARENTAGE testing through NABR at $35 per test. If animals have been previously DNA PARENTAGE verified through NABR, they may be included in the registry with no additional cost.
NOTE: If your animals are, or have been, DNA PARENTAGE tested through a source other than NABR, they may be registered for a discounted fee of $15 per entry, until February 15, 2021.
Learn more about and view registry forms here:
A Traveling Tent Revival
(Blog Post by Dave Carter)
Working on behalf of the nation’s bison ranchers sometimes seems a bit like being a tent revival preacher.
I returned home on Sunday after joining members of the Kansas Buffalo Association for their annual consignment sale and membership meeting. Meanwhile, NBA Assistant Director Jim Matheson was in Ogden, UT last weekend to provide an update to the members attending the Western Bison Association annual meeting.
https://bisoncentral.com/our-traveling-tent-revival/
The graphics were developed by NBA intern Elizabeth Sugg, a student at Auburn University, whom the NBA thanks for her professional and creative work!
Local Ranch to Donate Bison Hunt to Purple Heart Combat Veteran
(Beaver Creek Buffalo Press Release)
Goodland, KS. – Beaver Creek Buffalo will host Purple Heart recipient LTC Tim Palmer and will treat him to an authentic, spot-and-stalk, prairie bison hunt. This 2nd Annual wounded warrior hunt will be provided free of charge for LTC Palmer courtesy of Beaver Creek Buffalo and the Denver-based American Heroes in Action Foundation.
Those wishing to thank this brave warrior for his service are invited to share a Dutch-treat social and dinner with LTC Palmer and his sponsors on the evening of January 2nd at the Shiraz Restaurant located in Goodland, KS. The social will begin at 6:00 pm MT, and, those so inclined, can order dinner off the menu at 6:30 pm MT. Donations will be accepted to help defer the cost of the butcher and taxidermy expenses. Simple heartfelt expressions of gratitude for this man’s service will be equally appreciated.
Tim Palmer, the recipient of the hunt, was seriously wounded on 21 October 2003 when he was then 1LT and assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, in the 1st Brigade of the 10th Mountain Division. This was his first of two, 12-month combat tours in Iraq.
1LT Palmer and his platoon were on a dismounted patrol near the village of Iskandryiah, Iraq and became involved a fire fight at close distance in which the enemy came within 10 meters of his platoon. His platoon successfully neutralized one enemy fighter. The very next night, 1LT Palmer and his platoon were back out on the streets in search of enemy combatants known to be in the adjacent town of Haswash.
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