Bison released in the Chief Mountain area

Sorry I missed this piece of news from earlier in the summer, but I thought it was important to report this:

On June 26, 2023, a small herd of around 40 bison were released back into a homeland that had not seen them in over a hundred years. The triumphant return of bison, called iinnii in the Blackfoot language, was a moment of celebration for the Blackfeet Nation and the wider Blackfoot Confederacy, who organized the reintroduction initiative. Tribal leaders released the bison onto a large (~25,000 acre) tract of Blackfeet land in the Chief Mountain area. There is hope that they will eventually expand their range to include the grasslands and woods of the northeast area of Glacier National Park.

You can read the full article on the Glacier National Park Conservancy website.



Jeff
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