Big? Buff? Bison.
Open Farm Days looks at the biggest beast on the Prairies
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Open Farm Days looks at the biggest beast on the Prairies
Buffalo have roamed a 485-hectare patch of land at the heart of Tsuut’ina Nation for more than 40 years. Every November, they’re rounded up for care. Some are also sectioned off to be sold to keep the herd’s numbers manageable.
Intel is shared with visitors to increase their odds of viewing a herd.
Albertans wanting to see where the bison roam don’t have to travel too far — just about four hours from Calgary to Elk Island National Park, in fact.
The bison release at Poundmaker Cree Nation. (Submitted video/Priscilla Checkosis) Battle River Bison Preservation funded the preparations, applied to receive the bison, and then gifted them to Poundmaker Cree Nation. Favel said having the pure plains bison running on the first nation will be a great source of pride to the community. Poundmaker Cree Nation Chief Duane Antoine said the nation has not had bison in the community for more than a century so the return is meaningful to the people. “It’s nice to see the buffalo back home roaming in our home territory…,” he said. “They l...