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In New York, Life-sized American Bison Puppets Inspire Hope for Restoration Efforts
Standing on Manhattan’s High Line, Jason Baldes watched pedestrians, cyclists, cars and trucks braid their way through New York City. The executive director of the Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative in Wyoming was in town for New York’s first-ever buffalo march, a showcase of 40 life-sized bison puppets accompanied by performances to honor the animal’s history and connection to native cultures. North America’s largest land mammal, American bison once numbered in the millions before European colonists systematically slaughtered them, bringing the keystone species to the brink of extinction by the end of 19th century. Buffalo remain an important spiritual figure for many Native tribes, and indigenous peoples and scientists have connected their presence to increased biodiversity, less destructive fire regimes and increased water-retention in soils, among many other cascading effects. For decades, tribes and conservation groups have built buffalo restoration herds across the U.S. But Baldes, whose many other titles include vice president of the InterTribal Buffalo Council, has also seen initiatives to grow buffalo herds face significant headwinds. This summer, the Department of the Interior tried to revoke bison grazing permits for American Prairie, a conservation organization focused on restoring biodiversity to North America’s grasslands, including by expanding bison...
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