Wildlife

[ysabetwordsmith]

Buffalo Return: New Herd Report Shows More Than 25,000 Buffalo On Tribal Lands

More than 20 tribal nations welcomed more than 1,500 buffalo back to their lands last year as part of a growing national effort to restore the animals to Indigenous stewardship, according to the InterTribal Buffalo Council.

ITBC coordinated the transfers with support from The Nature Conservancy, the National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver Mountain Parks, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and The Wilds in Ohio. The work expanded a tribally managed herd network that now includes more than 25,000 buffalo across 22 states.


As a keystone species, buffalo have a tremendous impact on their ecosystems.  Restoring them is a great way to improve habitat.

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[beavertech]

Sounds like it's time to have a ceremony and a feast! 😁

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[ysabetwordsmith]

Aaaand now I'm hungry again. One of my favorite recipes is equal parts ground buffalo, diced onion, and diced mushroom with sea salt, juniper berries, and sage. That recipe is probably at least 12,000 years old and every time I make it I am grateful that I don't have to cook it on a hot rock.

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[beavertech]

I just ate a burrito.

That sounds like a delicious recipe.

every time I make it I am grateful that I don't have to cook it on a hot rock.
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Yeah, exactly! Although, depending on the area and season (i.e. the desert in summer), it might be preferred over fighting with an already struggling air conditioner.