The Bison Reborn: Ghosts of the Prairies - Episode 4. Return of the Buffalo.

In the final episode of the Ghosts of the Prairies series, I cover the place of the American bison in the modern world. Having escaped extinction in the 1800s, the bison / buffalo now numbers hundreds of thousands, though many of these are privately owned livestock (see a future bonus episode). In this video, I cover the controversies and wonders of the bison, from the annual Yellowstone bison cull in efforts to prevent brucellosis transmission and prevent movement out of the the park to reintroductions of the bison onto native lands.

Thanks to Linwood Tallbull (Northern Cheyenne historian) for his enthralling interview, and Chamois Anderson (Defenders of Wildlife) for contributing footage of the Fort Peck reservation bison introduction to this video.