Joaqlin EstusIndian Country Today Renowned (Rosebud) Sicangu Oyate spiritual leader and activist Chief Leonard Crow Dog died Sunday at Crow Dog s Paradise on
As fresh snow redecorated the tranquil plains of the Wolakota Buffalo Range, new and precious life entered the world. Two bison calves took their first breaths amid the falling flakes the first to be born on this ground in at least 140 years.
The frisky duo appeared healthy and had no problem sticking with their mothers despite the chill. Their birth marks a major milestone for a project that aims to bring 1,500 bison to the land of the Sicangu Oyate, commonly known as the Rosebud Sioux Tribe in South Dakota.
This past fall and winter, the Rosebud Economic Development Corporation (REDCO), with support from WWF and Rosebud Tribal Land Enterprise, transferred 135 bison to the Wolakota Buffalo Range from Badlands National Park, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, and American Prairie Reserve. This 27,680-acre area of native grassland, when at capacity, will become North America’s largest Native American-owned and managed bison herd.
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This past fall and winter, 135 plains bison were released onto a portion of the Wolakota Buffalo Range on the land of the Sicangu Oyate, commonly known as the Rosebud Sioux Tribe in South Dakota. They were the first of what will be a herd of 1,500 bison the beginnings of what will become North America s largest Native-owned and managed bison herd.
Through March 31, WWF has the opportunity to raise $324,000, which will allow us to expand the range and make more than 20,000 acres of native grassland habitat accessible to bison. If we reach this goal, we will work with our partners at Rosebud to build 23 miles of wildlife-friendly fencing that will more than
Newsletter 2020-12-10
John C. Cannon [12/10/2020]
– The Sicangu Lakota Oyate, the Native nation living on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in the U.S. state of South Dakota, released 100 American bison onto part of an 11,300-hectare (28,000-acre) pasture.
– The project is a collaboration between the Sicangu Oyate’s economic arm, REDCO, the U.S. Department of the Interior, and WWF.
– Over the next five years, the leaders of the Wolakota Buffalo Range project hope to expand the herd to 1,500 buffalo, which would make it the largest owned by a Native nation.
Mike Gaworecki [12/09/2020]
– On this episode of the Mongabay Newscast we look at how the largest and most biodiverse tropical savanna on Earth, Brazil’s Cerrado, may finally be getting the conservation attention it needs.