Note from Storm: This 2009 article announced the relocation of 23 wild bison from South Dakota to Chihuahua.
If you’re familiar with this wildlife restoration project, please update other readers on the current state of this Mexican bison herd in the Comments section below. Is it healthy? Is it expanding? What affect has it had on the local grasslands, if any?
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Twenty-three bison from Wind Cave National Park recently arrived at their new home in northern Mexico.
El Uno Ecological Reserve, a 46,000 acre reserve managed by The Nature Conservancy – Mexico, is the herd’s new home.
The reserve is in the northern Janos Valley in the State of Chihuahua.
The bison are part of a cooperative effort between the two countries to restore bison to their historical range in Mexico.
The partnership occurred after the Comisión Nacional de Areas Naturales Protegidas — the national agency responsible for the management of protected areas and threatened species in Mexico — in collaboration with a Mexican consortium for bison restoration, requested bison from Wind Cave National Park.