LEARN ABOUT CREATURES
(IN OUR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS)
this project is called LOCAL BIOLOGY (until we think of something better)
Help Bring Back the Bison!
In October 2006, there was a meeting about bison restoration. This was a meeting of parks, bison conservationists, the Intertribal Bison Coop and others. All these different people working together towards restoring bison to the great American plains.
Here's a story about why and how 31,000,000 buffalo were killed between the years 1868 and 1885. And also here is a bison timeline.
Fortunately, today bison are being reintroduced into Minnesota. To me, this seems like the right thing to do.
We can find more opportunities to help out and learn about the Bison. And list them here.
And if you live in the Midwest, maybe you can check out a bison conference. The American Bison Society was founded in 1905 to save bison from extinction, then they dismantled after 10 years. In 2005 the society was re-established.
Links
http://www.bisoncentral.com/
http://www.wcs.org/sw-our_mission/institute/ABS
(meeting agenda: http://www.wcs.org/media/file/REGPACKETagenda.pdf)
American Bison Society: http://www.americanbisonsocietyonline.org/Default.aspx
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Got a newspaper from the Minnesota Buffalo Association at a booth at the Minnesota State Fair.
http://www.mnbison.org
two events: nov 29, 2008 breeding stock show & sale; april 3-4 2009, 16th annual education conference. (which i will post on the events calendar)