Science of the Buffalo Archives

#SupportTheReturn: Help us return one million acres of land to the buffalo

Join us in returning healthy lands, healthy lives, and healthy economies to Indian Country!

By tankafundOctober 12, 2022News, Science of the Buffalo

Buffalo Blogs: Unearthing Memory — Guest Post by Candace Savage

Candace Savage is the author of Prairie: A Natural History of the Heartland of North America and A Geography of Blood: Unearthing Memory in a Prairie Landscape, among other books. More at www.candacesavage.ca “Phenomena,” a…

By tankafundSeptember 13, 2022News, Science of the Buffalo

Buffalo Blogs: Learning TEK — Traditional Ecological Knowledge

By Dr. Trudy Ecoffey, Tanka Fund Executive Director September, moon of the falling leaves or brown leaves… I recently attended the Ecological Society of America conference to give a presentation about the Tanka Family. It…

By tankafundJuly 5, 2022Science of the Buffalo

Can Buffalo Shape the Prairie?

By Ross Martin Buffalo Educator and Graduate Student, Yale School of the Environment There’s a bull buffalo rolling on the ground. Hooves point skyward as the bull’s body moves—rocking, kicking, and sliding on a carefully…

By tankafundApril 6, 2022Science of the Buffalo

Buffalo Biosecurity

A vital part of a comprehensive Herd Health Management program Buffalo are not cattle. Buffalo should not be managed with a cattle mind-set. However, something both buffalo and cattle herds need is proper biosecurity. Biosecurity…

By tankafundFebruary 1, 2022Science of the Buffalo

Article: Bison & Tribal Food Sovereignty

Our friend Dr. Jeff Martin at South Dakota State University recently co-authored this paper. PDF: Shamon et al._2022_The Potential of Bison Restoration as an Ecological Approach to Future Tribal Food Sovereignty on the Northern Great