Category Archives for Science of the Buffalo

Buffalo Blogs: Unearthing Memory — Guest Post by Candace Savage

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…
Buffalo Blogs: Learning TEK — Traditional Ecological Knowledge

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…
Can Buffalo Shape the Prairie?

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…

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…
Article: Bison & Tribal Food Sovereignty

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