Most of us know that a group of fish is called a school. And some might know that a group of crows is called a murder. But did you know … Read more
Buffalo
Buffalo Offer Unity and Healing
The birth of every buffalo calf on tribal land marks a cultural and spiritual victory that gives tribal members hope. As each calf struggles to stand and walk, the hearts … Read more
Need for Increased Bison Conservation
In mid-January, a containment fence was illegally cut on Yellowstone National Park’s Stephens Creek Quarantine Facility, allowing more than 50 bison to escape. Approximately half of the bison being held … Read more
Buffalo Break New Trails on Wind River
On Saturday October 21, 2017, ten buffalo from the National Bison Range in Montana will become the second batch of animals to be released on Eastern Shoshone tribal lands on … Read more
Watch Bison Reintroduction Story on World of Adventure
As the National Wildlife Federation’s naturalist, I do media appearances to spread the word on our wildlife conservation work. My latest is an episode of a series called World of … Read more
1st Wild Bison Calf Born on Wind River Reservation in More Than 130 Years
On Wednesday May 3, the first bison calf was born on the Wind River Reservation in well over 130 years. This momentous occasion follows the return of bison, traditionally called … Read more
Wallowing in Politics
In January 2016, the National Park Service released an environmental assessment for a new quarantine option that would place Yellowstone bison on the Fort Peck Reservation in northeastern Montana rather than … Read more
After 131 years, Buffalo Return Home to the Wind River Reservation
This morning, I joined more than 200 people to witness the return of 10 buffalo to the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming – the first time buffalo have roamed these … Read more
Boy-Zhan Bi-Den: Buffalo Return
What was most incredible was that the wildebeests represented only a small fraction of the buffalo population that once existed in North America. The largest ungulate migration in the world … Read more
Public Responds, Bison Aren’t A “Creeping Cancer”
Just a few weeks ago, it looked like the effort to return wild bison to tribal lands would be stopped just as it was gaining ground. It looked like the … Read more
