The Wind Cave Bison Herd: A Century of Success

By Daniel Scott Licht

The American plains bison, also known as buffalo, is an iconic and keystone Great Plains species. However, they almost disappeared from the face of the earth at the end of the 19th Century. Shortly thereafter, 20 bison were reintroduced to Wind Cave National Park in western South Dakota. A century later the herd not only survives, it prospers. But the recovery of bison is only part of the story. The Wind Cave bison reintroduction has been a 100-year experiment, and the park is the laboratory. This book describes the fascinating recovery of bison and the lessons to be learned from a hundred years of managing an imperiled species on a relatively small tract of land.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1987618556
• ISBN13: 9781987618556
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"