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Free-roaming bison herd tops 1,000 on vast prairie reserve
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Free-roaming bison herd tops 1,000 on vast prairie reserve

Here’s a wonderful milestone on the Great Plains: American Prairie’s bison herd has grown to 1,016, passing the 1,000 mark for the first time. The conservation nonprofit is piecing together a vast prairie reserve in Montana, with the long-term goal of protecting 3.2 million acres. A federal judge has also temporarily blocked an order requiring the group to remove its bison from public grazing lands, giving its conservation work room to continue. Organizers see a herd of 5,000 as achievable, with even more space potentially supporting tens of thousands of roaming bison.
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