US EditionIn Wyoming, the Eastern Shoshone tribe decided to classify buffalo as wildlife. Here is why
- The Eastern Shoshone tribe voted to classify buffalo as wildlife, viewing them similarly to elk or deer, rather than cattle, indicating an interest in restoring buffalo populations.
- Jason Baldes, executive director of the Wind River Buffalo Initiative, aims to hunt buffalo like other wildlife, emphasizing cultural and nutritional importance.
- The decision to designate buffalo as wildlife is a matter of tribal sovereignty, allowing tribes to make choices on their homelands.
- Justin Binfet from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department expressed concerns about rangeland overpopulation and bison-cattle health risks.
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Why the Eastern Shoshone decided to classify buffalo as wildlife
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Jason Baldes drove down a dusty, sagebrush highway earlier this month, pulling 11 young buffalo in a trailer up from Colorado to the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. His blue truck has painted on the side a drawing of buffalo and a calf. As the executive director of the Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative and an Eastern Shoshone tribal member, he’s helpe…
In Wyoming, the Eastern Shoshone Tribe Decided to Classify Buffalo as Wildlife. Here Is Why
Jason Baldes drove down a dusty, sagebrush highway earlier this month, pulling 11 young buffalo in a trailer from Colorado to the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. His blue truck has painted on the side a drawing of buffalo and a calf.
Wildlife, not livestock: Why the Eastern Shoshone in Wyoming are reclassifying buffaloes
Jason Baldes drove down a dusty, sagebrush highway earlier this month, pulling 11 young buffalo in a trailer up from Colorado to the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. His blue truck has painted on the side a drawing of buffalo and a calf. As the executive director of the Wind River Buffalo Initiative and Eastern Shoshone tribal member, he’s helped grow the number of buffalo on the reservation for the last decade. The latest count: the Northern …
Tribe Classifies buffalo as wildlife
Jason Baldes drove down a dusty, sagebrush highway earlier this month, pulling 11 young buffalo in a trailer from Colorado to the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. His blue truck has painted on the side a drawing of buffalo and a calf. As the executive director of the Wind River Buffalo Initiative and Eastern Shoshone tribal member, Baldes has helped grow the number of buffalo on the reservation for the last decade. The latest count: the Northe…
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