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Bison Homecoming!
Plains Bison Bull © Parks Canada
Imagine returning to your ancestors’ homeland!
Plains bison are with us today thanks to a handful of individuals and organizations who rescued them from the brink of extinction in the early 1900s. In 1907 plains bison were shipped to Elk Island National Park from Montana. They grew into a foundation herd which has since played a pivotal role in restoring bison to their historic ranges.
On January 24, 2012 seventy plains bison calves left the park find a home on the vast landscape of American Prairie Reserve in Montana.
This historic homecoming is an important step in the long line of conservation efforts to help ensure the future of plains bison in North America.
Click here to read more about this historic transfer or read the official press release.
posted on: January 24th, 2012
posted on: August 1st, 2011