Last updated: August 1, 2019
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Fort Stanwix Makes Baby Bison an Honorary Junior Ranger

Rosamond Gifford Zoo

Rosamond Gifford Zoo
The calf is the second baby to be born at the zoo to bisons Sue and Harley. American bison once numbered in the millions, but bison came close to extinction by 1900, when only about 1,000 remained. Conservation efforts led by the Bronx Zoo have restored the population to about 500,000 in zoos, preserves and protected parklands. In 2016, the American bison was named the U.S. National Mammal.
Over the course of the past century, the American bison (Bison bison) was saved from extinction and set upon a path of recovery and conservation. The Department of the Interior (DOI) has contributed significantly to bison restoration and conservation, currently managing 21 plains bison herds in 14 states, for a total of approximately 12,000 bison on 4.7 million acres of land, including 12 herds managed by the National Park Service (NPS) in ten parks.


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