Wyoming's Eastern Shoshone Tribe has received a $3 million grant to expand the Yellowstone Bison Conservation Transfer Program, the tip of a funding iceberg meant to return bison to tribes across ...

The funding will "supplement bison cultural herds along with creating 20 new herds, which will stabilize and strengthen the efforts of each tribal nation and support cultural renewal." ...

The Eastern Shoshone Tribe in Wyoming has been awarded a $3 million grant for bison restoration, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced this month, providing a notable boost for tribal efforts ...

The new plan, implemented in July, also prioritizes transferring live bison to help restore tribal buffalo herds. But according to the complaint filed last week by Montana’s governor ...

The new plan, implemented in July, also prioritizes transferring live bison to help restore tribal buffalo herds. But according to the complaint filed last week by Montana’s governor, the Montana ...

Every tribe on the Great Plains has its own “deep individual connection to bison,” says Whisper Camel-Means, a Salish-Kootenai tribal member and wildlife biologist working at the tribe’s ...

FARGO — A new partnership aims to meld traditional farming practices, including the raising of bison, with innovation ... That includes supporting tribal ranchers, nations and organizations ...

Currently, there are about 30,000 bison on tribal lands, according to the National Bison Association. While bison have been transferred as part of conservation efforts in the last few decades ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. A recent article in the Bozeman Chronicle described the Yellowstone “Bison Conservation ...

Brett French Lee Newspapers Dec 24, 2024 Dec 24, 2024 BILLINGS — Wyoming’s Eastern Shoshone Tribe has received a $3 million grant to expand the Yellowstone Bison Conservation Transfer Program ...

That year, 1,084 bison were shot or sent to slaughter. In 2006, under a Democrat-led administration, Montana recognized tribal treaty rights to hunt Yellowstone bison in Montana. Five years later ...