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Denver Returns 14 Bison To Tribal Land In Reparations, Conservation Effort
NPR ^ | April 14, 2021

Posted on 06/08/2021 11:06:20 AM PDT by SJackson

Fourteen American bison headed to their new homes on native land this month. Indigenous tribes received the bison from Denver Parks and Recreation as a form of reparations, the first gift in a 10-year ordinance to donate surplus bison that will also go toward tribal conservation efforts.

The bison came from the department's two conservation herds that descended from a handful of historic Yellowstone bison. Denver typically auctions off its surplus bison to avoid overgrazing, but there was still an excess after this year's auction in March.

"We just decided we couldn't have another auction," says Scott Gilmore, DPR's deputy executive director. "We could have, but that wasn't something we really wanted to do."

Instead, the city decided to return bison to their native habitats — the culmination of what Gilmore says involved 10 years of talks and trust-building with tribal partners who have long advocated for bison restoration.

"It just really made a lot of sense to possibly look and see how we could work with other tribes to maybe donate bison to the establishment of these herds that are starting all over the place," he says.

Thirteen bison went to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes in Oklahoma and one went to the Tall Bull Memorial Council in Colorado. All 14 were adult females.

"Probably half of the bison that we donated were pregnant," Gilmore says. "So, not only did the Cheyenne Arapaho tribe in Oklahoma get 13 bison, they will have, six or seven calves, probably in the next three or four weeks."


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KEYWORDS: bison
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1 posted on 06/08/2021 11:06:20 AM PDT by SJackson
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To: Iowa Granny; Ladysmith; Diana in Wisconsin; JLO; sergeantdave; damncat; phantomworker; joesnuffy; ..

Outdoors/Rural/wildlife/hunting/hiking/backpacking/National Parks/animals list please FR mail me to be on or off . And ping me is you see articles of interest.


2 posted on 06/08/2021 11:06:43 AM PDT by SJackson (blow in a dog’s face he gets mad, on a car ride he sticks his head out the window)
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To: SJackson

Not sure what reparations has to do with it.


3 posted on 06/08/2021 11:07:04 AM PDT by SJackson (blow in a dog’s face he gets mad, on a car ride he sticks his head out the window)
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To: SJackson

What a bunch of BULL!


4 posted on 06/08/2021 11:07:36 AM PDT by G Larry (Force the Universities to use their TAX FREE ENDOWMENTS to pay off Student loan debt!!!)
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To: SJackson

My first scan of the headline was “14 billion”


5 posted on 06/08/2021 11:08:16 AM PDT by I-ambush (From the brightest star comes the blackest hole; you had so much to offer, did you offer your soul?)
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To: SJackson

Indigenous tribes are not indigenous they are from Asia. They did not pop out of the ground like daisy’s.


6 posted on 06/08/2021 11:08:23 AM PDT by Vision (Elections are one day. Reject "Chicago" vote harvesting. Election Reform Now. Obama is an evildoer.)
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To: G Larry

What a bunch of BULL!

******

Naw.... It was Buffalo.


7 posted on 06/08/2021 11:08:58 AM PDT by deport ( )
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To: deport

Pretty sure the male buffalo is a Bull.....


8 posted on 06/08/2021 11:10:31 AM PDT by G Larry (Force the Universities to use their TAX FREE ENDOWMENTS to pay off Student loan debt!!!)
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To: SJackson

Ted Turner’s buffalo meat restaurants not open any more?


9 posted on 06/08/2021 11:11:39 AM PDT by PAR35
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To: SJackson

Cool.
So that the indians can hunt them, maybe by driving them off a cliff.


10 posted on 06/08/2021 11:13:12 AM PDT by Kozak (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TV)
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To: SJackson

Those buffalo sure are nasty critters. Unless you run a buffalo burger stand, I have no idea what these people are talking about.


11 posted on 06/08/2021 11:15:50 AM PDT by gr8eman (The "R" next to Snake Plisken's name stands for "Retired")
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To: SJackson

I love bison. Beautiful creatures. A shame they were exterminated across their home. Thanks for posting.

(Flamers may take a number)


12 posted on 06/08/2021 11:31:11 AM PDT by anthropocene_x
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To: SJackson

I know a guy in far west Colorado who has a nice herd of them. Impressive, scary fast and powerful creatures. His annual roundups are something to see. He says they do not become domesticated. His herd dogs are awesome. The meat he sells is very good.


13 posted on 06/08/2021 11:41:56 AM PDT by SaxxonWoods (Any comment might be sarcasm, or not. It depends. Often I'm not sure either.)
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To: SJackson
Being an NPR story & this being 2021 Denver, my guess is the “reparations” label was tagged in to make Denver look look even more woke.
since Denver has had the herd(s) for a century or more and have held auctions every year since I can remember, I suspect the ‘surplus’ buffalo came from a shortage of buyers this year due to Chinese Flu restrictions.
14 posted on 06/08/2021 11:42:50 AM PDT by Tupelo (Old, Tired, Cranky and Disgusted)
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To: G Larry

“What a bunch of BULL!”

No, they were all cows. :)


15 posted on 06/08/2021 11:43:54 AM PDT by Tupelo (Old, Tired, Cranky and Disgusted)
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To: G Larry

Male bison (called bulls) weigh up to 2,000 pounds and stand 6 feet
tall, while females (called cows) weigh up to 1,000 pounds and reach
a height of 4-5 feet. Bison calves weigh 30-70 pounds at birth.


16 posted on 06/08/2021 11:51:42 AM PDT by deport ( )
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To: SJackson

How many scalps will the tribes send back?


17 posted on 06/08/2021 11:52:08 AM PDT by montag813 ("Fallen, fallen, is Babylon the Great")
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To: Kozak

Only if they leave the majority of the meat to rot, like their ancestors.

Gotta keep it real, ya know!


18 posted on 06/08/2021 11:52:16 AM PDT by Glennb51
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To: SJackson

Ummmm,, Bacon.. Uhhh Bison.


19 posted on 06/08/2021 11:52:52 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!! In CONgre$$ WE're Disgusted!!)
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To: SJackson

They’ll be in the Tribe’s freezer before the fall


20 posted on 06/08/2021 12:49:42 PM PDT by butlerweave
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