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The Latest Wind River Buffalo Happenings
Stories from our neighbors and partners, as well as progress with the Initiative and updates.
Different Bellows? Understanding Two Types of Buffalo
There are two distinct subspecies of bison that are difficult to tell apart at first glance. Can you tell the difference between a wood bison and a plains bison? Most people can’t.
Bison vs Buffalo: Scientific and Cultural Roots
For centuries, the largest mammal in North America has been known by two names: bison and Buffalo. This duality reflects the history, culture, and science that surrounds our relative that once roamed the plains in the tens of millions.
![A herd of buffalo on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming [Photo credit: Rocío Lower / Bezos Earth Fund].](https://windriverbuffalo.org/wp-content/uploads/WRTBI-Blog-Featured-Image-1024x512.jpg)
Ancestral Memories: Restoring Ecosystems and Bringing the Buffalo Back Home
Article by Cecilia Martinez, Bezos Earth Fund
For thousands of years, buffalo dominated the grasslands of North America. But by the 19th century these large grazing mammals were nearly extinct – and today occupy less than one percent of their pre-European range.
A Message from Executive Director Jason Baldes
As 2024 comes to a close, our team at the Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative has been reflecting on the past year of activities – our very first up and running at full capacity as an independent, Tribally-led nonprofit.
Media Mentions
April 21, 2025 | The Associated Press
In Wyoming, the Eastern Shoshone tribe decided to classify buffalo as wildlife. Here is why
August 9, 2024 | WyoFile
Wind River Reservation embarks on one of largest economic development efforts in its history
March 24, 2024 | HuffPost
How A Dream To Bring Back Wild Buffalo Is Slowly Decolonizing Tribal Land
October 7, 2022 | Yellowstone Revealed 2022
Yellowstone Revealed: Land rematriation through buffalo restoration
March 21, 2022 | Los Angeles Times
Denver donates bison to tribes with plans to restore herds
March 6, 2022 | Impakter
Mangroves, Bison, Dirt and Wild Rice: The Role of Human Beings in Regeneration
December 1, 2021 | High Country News
Wild horses, buffalo and the politics of belonging
October 21, 2021 | WyoFile
‘Good medicine’: Buffalo delivered to new home on the reservation
March 5, 2021 | Wyoming Public Media
New Calves Inspire A Promising Future For Wind River Buffalo Herds
October 5, 2021 | High Country News
We need to ‘see’ buffalo before we can restore them
October 22, 2019 | Buckrail
Native tribes adding to buffalo herd on Wyoming reservation
October 16, 2019 | Wyoming Public Media
Northern Arapaho Tribe Welcomes First Buffalo Herd
July 1, 2019 | Earth.com
Wind River Reservation welcomes bison in historic exchange between tribes
October 31, 2017 | Montana State University
MSU graduate recognized for work in returning buffalo to Wind River Reservation
September 24, 2017 | WyoFile
In restoring buffalo, tribes seek to restore communities
November 3, 2016 | CBS
Wyoming tribe marks return of buffalo after a century
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