This past weekend marked the final Buffalo release of our 2024 season, with three calves returning to their homeland on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Our preliminary count shows that 246 Buffalo were returned this fall. Final numbers will be announced in our 2024 Impact Report after the new year when all counts are confirmed.

Through Tanka Fund’s partnership with The Nature Conservancy and our new release partner, the Minnesota Zoo, our rancher partners have welcomed more Buffalo to their land this month, with additional releases planned for November.

Tanka Fund’s mission is to restore Buffalo to Native lands, lives, and economies, fostering ecological balance and sustainable agriculture. Partnerships like these are bringing back a vital cultural and economic resource to communities across the country.

We are happy to announce that 7 new Native Buffalo caretaker partners have joined Tanka Fund. The addition of these ranchers increases our partner network to 24  ranchers and expands our national footprint to 8 states