US EditionIn Wyoming, the Eastern Shoshone tribe decided to classify buffalo as wildlife. Here is why
- The Eastern Shoshone tribe voted to classify buffalo as wildlife instead of livestock, following a trend to restore buffalo to the landscape.
- Jason Baldes, an Eastern Shoshone tribal member, has been integral in increasing buffalo numbers on the Wind River Reservation over the last decade.
- The decision reflects tribal sovereignty, emphasizing a relationship with buffalo rather than domination over them, as noted by Baldes.
- The initiative is seen as a matter of tribal sovereignty, with the Northern Arapaho expected to vote on the matter as well.
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In Wyoming, the Eastern Shoshone Tribe Decided to Classify Buffalo as Wildlife. Here Is Why
Jason Baldes drove down a dusty, sagebrush highway earlier this month, pulling 11 young buffalo in a trailer from Colorado to the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. His blue truck has painted on the side a drawing of buffalo and a calf.
Wildlife, not livestock: Why the Eastern Shoshone in Wyoming are reclassifying buffaloes
Jason Baldes drove down a dusty, sagebrush highway earlier this month, pulling 11 young buffalo in a trailer up from Colorado to the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. His blue truck has painted on the side a drawing of buffalo and a calf. As the executive director of the Wind River Buffalo Initiative and Eastern Shoshone tribal member, he’s helped grow the number of buffalo on the reservation for the last decade. The latest count: the Northern …
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