Grand Canyon Wildlife Managers Transfer 58 Bison To Two Tribes Due To Population Growth Within The North Rim Herd

Grand Canyon wildlife managers successfully relocated 58 bison from the North Rim of the Grand Canyon back on September 11th. All bison were transferred to the Intertribal Buffalo Council, who moved the animals to the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota. Since reduction efforts began in 2018, park staff have removed 203 bison from the North Rim, with 182 transferred to eight different American Indian tribes. The program is needed due to the growth of the herd, which could impact water, vegetation, soils, archeological sites and more, if it isn’t thinned.