BISON
#ConservationStory
In 1800 more than 60 million Bison roamed the plains and prairies of the American west.
In almost 100 years, greed, ignorance, and the absence of protective measures decimated the Bison.
In 1894 their number was believed to be just 25 roaming free in the prairies and plains, bringing the end of an era in American history.
Today, there's an estimated 150,000 bison currently living in public and private herds thanks to conservation efforts over the last 100 years.
Utah has three roaming herds, two in southeastern Utah and one herd very accessible to the general public, Antelope Island.
Antelope Island is a Utah State Park preserved for Bison, and other wildlife.
Birds of Prey
Coyotes
Antelope
Mule Deer
...and of course Bison
Without conservation, we would never know of the Bison today. Seeing them alive, roaming fenceless and free is truly a gift. Restoring a species is hard work, it takes commitment, community, and resolve.
To learn more about how you can have an impact on conservation, visit: awf.org/conservation-story
Explore Antelope Island, by trail or road and witness the free roaming Bison yourself. Just keep well within a safe distance, after all, they are wild.
karen
Beautiful Kenyon! Thanks for sharing this
elisapella
So beautiful. Thanks for showing us.
giuliadini
WOW, incredibly beautiful! 😍
jsmithphoto
Awesome Kenyon.
iloveutah
@karen thank you Karen.
iloveutah
@elisapella thank you Elisa, bison is such an amazing animal, to think it was on the brink of extinction and come back gives me hope for other endangered species
iloveutah
@giuliadini thank you giulia
iloveutah
@jsmithphoto thanks Jordan!
jac2photo
Nice story
poulomee
Wonderful!
irockutah
👊🏼
iloveutah
@jac2photo thank you!
iloveutah
@poulomee thank you Poulomee!
iloveutah
@irockutah 👊🏻
Duke
PERFECT!!
corahnorton
Beautiful!!
tbyrnes
You are brilliant. This is absolutely fabulous.
AWF_Official
Awesome photos!
B__xy
👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
iloveutah
@DukeMoose hey thanks man!
iloveutah
@bernard thanks Bernard. ✌🏻️
iloveutah
@AWF_Official thanks so much!
iloveutah
@tbyrnes thanks Tricia. Loved this project. 👊🏻
iloveutah
Thanks Cora. @corahnorton