O Give Me a Home, Where the…

O Give Me a Home, Where the… July 6, 2015

Bison roam! By Ted Gregory:

Once wild bison were reintroduced to an Illinois prairie after being absent from the region for nearly two centuries, the animals have been multiplying a bit like another more prevalent prairie mammal: rabbits.

A total of 14 bison calves were born this past spring at Nachusa Grasslands, a prairie restoration project about 95 miles west of Chicago that is fostering the relationship between two fledgling entities — Illinois’ prairies and the iconic animals that help sustain them. The most recent calf was born Wednesday.

“They’re doing well,” Nachusa Project Director Bill Kleiman said of the herd, which has 44 members. “They look just like they belong, which they do.”

 


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