News & Stories
The Latest Wind River Buffalo Happenings
Stories from our neighbors and partners, as well as progress with the Initiative and updates.
A Message from WRTBI Executive Director, Jason Baldes
As 2025 comes to a close, our work continues to gain momentum. For our young and growing nonprofit, I am pleased to share not only what we have accomplished - but to convey our eager anticipation about what else lies immediately ahead.
Stages of the Buffalo Lifespan
As we observe and honor the life stages of Buffalo, we are able to better understand and appreciate their resilience and the complex social structures that allowed them to thrive on the plains for millennia.
WRTBI Marks Indigenous Peoples Day with Third Annual Buffalo Bash Celebration
Approximately 200 community members joined the Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative to celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day alongside the Buffalo with song, food, and tradition.
On the Wind River Reservation, buffalo are wildlife, not livestock
Article by Amelia Schafer for ICT
The Northern Arapaho Tribe recently passed a resolution that designates buffalo as wildlife rather than livestock, ensuring that the keystone species gains additional protections.