Plains bison
Plains bison | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Bovidae |
Subfamily: | Bovinae |
Genus: | Bison |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | B. b. bison
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Trinomial name | |
Bison bison bison | |
IUCN range of the two American bison subspecies.
Plains bison (Bison bison subsp. bison)
Wood bison (Bison bison subsp. athabascae)
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Synonyms | |
Bison bison montanae |
The Plains bison (Bison bison bison) is one of two
Near extinction and reintroduction
At least 25 million American bison were once spread across the United States and Canada, but by the late 1880s the
Park officials transferred Plains bison from Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge to Theodore Roosevelt National Park's South Unit in 1956 and its North Unit in 1962 for population increase.
In 1969, Plains bison from Elk Island National Park were released into Prince Albert National Park in Saskatchewan, creating the Sturgeon River bison herd. At a population around 300 animals, they form a free herd able to wander where they please. The bison are spread throughout Prince Albert National Park's southwestern corner, as well as some crown and private land in the area.[12] In 2006, Plains bison from Elk Island National Park in Alberta were released into Saskatchewan's Grasslands National Park. This marks the first time they have wandered the shortgrass prairies of Canada since their near extinction at the turn of the 20th century. According to the national agency Parks Canada, the entire breeding population of these wild and "semiwild" bison is descended from just eight individuals that survived the period of near extinction, due to overhunting and tuberculosis infecting the herd.[13]
A herd of about 650 of these animals lives in, and can be seen at, the
Ted Turner owns America's largest secured bison herd in Cimarron, New Mexico's Vermejo Park Ranch. Boy Scouts of America own a private bison herd in Cimarron's Philmont Scout Ranch.[16]
In 2013, bison were reintroduced to Fort Belknap Indian Reservation from Yellowstone National Park.[17]
In 2019 a herd was established in Pleistocene Park in Northern Siberia. https://pleistocenepark.ru/animals/bison/
A herd of plains bison were successfully reintroduced to Banff National Park in Alberta in early 2017. The bison were kept under observation in an enclosed pasture of the park until the summer of 2018, after which they have been allowed to roam free. Observation is to be continued until 2022 according to Parks Canada.[18]
Uses
Besides using the meat, fat, and organs for food,
See also
Notes
References
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- ^ Kay, Charles E.; Clifford A. White (2001). "Reintroduction of bison into the Rocky Mountain parks of Canada: historical and archaeological evidence" (PDF). Crossing Boundaries in Park Management: Proceedings of the 11th Conference on Research and Resource Management in Parks and on Public Lands. Hancock, Michigan: The George Wright Society, Inc. pp. 143–151. Retrieved December 2, 2009.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ Wildlife, State of Texas, Parks and. "State Bison Herd Released Into New Territory -November 2011- TPW magazine". www.tpwmagazine.com.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b "Texas State Bison Herd to Once Again Freely Roam the Caprock" (Press release). Texas Parks and Wildlife. September 6, 2011.
- ^ "Alaska Hunting and Trapping Information, Alaska Department of Fish and Game". Wc.adfg.state.ak.us. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
- ^ Remove Threats to Irreplaceable Bison Herd at Wind Cave National Park. FY 2006 Challenge Cost Share Program. Final Project Report. September 30, 2007. Retrieved on September 16, 2011.
- ^ "Sturgeon River plains bison population stabilizing - Local - the Prince Albert Daily Herald". Archived from the original on 2015-04-06. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ^ Parks Canada pamphlet titled Parks Canada and Plains Bison, no date, no stated author, available online
- ^ "History of the Bison Herd - Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge". 2012-04-13. Archived from the original on 2012-04-13. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
- ^ John Cornyn, The Winkler Post, Molly Goodnight Archived June 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ "Indian Country today 23 August 2013". Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
- ^ Parks Canada Agency, Government of Canada (2020-03-20). "Plains Bison Reintroduction - Banff National Park". www.pc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
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- ^ "What Can You Make from a Buffalo?". Smithsonian Natural Museum of American History. Archived from the original on May 9, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ "American Bison and American Indian Nations". Smithsonian National Zoological Park Conservation Biology Institute. April 25, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2017.