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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Not sure what reparations has to do with it.
What a bunch of BULL!
My first scan of the headline was “14 billion”
Indigenous tribes are not indigenous they are from Asia. They did not pop out of the ground like daisy’s.
What a bunch of BULL!
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Naw.... It was Buffalo.
Pretty sure the male buffalo is a Bull.....
Ted Turner’s buffalo meat restaurants not open any more?
Cool.
So that the indians can hunt them, maybe by driving them off a cliff.
Those buffalo sure are nasty critters. Unless you run a buffalo burger stand, I have no idea what these people are talking about.
I love bison. Beautiful creatures. A shame they were exterminated across their home. Thanks for posting.
(Flamers may take a number)
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.
“What a bunch of BULL!”
No, they were all cows. :)
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.
How many scalps will the tribes send back?
Only if they leave the majority of the meat to rot, like their ancestors.
Gotta keep it real, ya know!
Ummmm,, Bacon.. Uhhh Bison.
They’ll be in the Tribe’s freezer before the fall
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