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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.

A close up photo of a Bison staring directly into camera, with a blurry human face in the foreground. Photo by Matthew Staver, STATE.

Home Again

Article by Coleman Cornelius for STATE.

From petri dish to prairie: The Laramie Foothills Bison Conservation Herd restores bison and invigorates Native American culture.

Jun 6, 2024

Eastern Shoshone Tribe Buffalo Manager Jason Baldes checks the herd at the Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative in the heart of the Wind River Indian Reservation on Aug. 15, 2023. Photo by Sofia Jaramillo for HuffPost.

How A Dream To Bring Back Wild Buffalo Is Slowly Decolonizing Tribal Land

Article by Roque Planas for HuffPost

A legacy of land theft thwarts most tribes' efforts to restore wild buffalo. Wind River Indian Reservation has crafted a unique solution.

Mar 24, 2024

Bison herd in Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley. Photo Credit: Yellowstone National Park.

Yellowstone National Park Prepares New Interagency Bison Management Plan

Article by Benjamin Alva Polley for Explore Big Sky

In 1872, Yellowstone National Park was established as the world’s first National Park by an act of Congress, signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant.

Feb 15, 2024

Wild, Again

Article by Mike Koshmrl for Jackson Hole Magazine.

Animals that escaped from their outdoors exhibit more than a half century ago led to the modern day Jackson bison herd—Wyoming’s only herd of wild bison outside of Yellowstone National Park.

Dec 8, 2023