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A photo shared by the National Park Service shows a park visitor attempting to help a stranded bison calf reunite with its herd. The plan ultimately ended the animal's chance of survival. Hellen Jack/National Park Service hide caption
One of the 35 Denver Mountain Park bison stands in a corral as it waits to be transferred to representatives of four Native American tribes and one memorial council so they can reintroduce the animals to tribal lands March 15, 2023, near Golden, Colo. Five of the bison went to the Yuchi Tribe of Oklahoma. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption
Some of the 35 Denver Mountain Park bison wait in a corral to be transferred to representatives of four Native American tribes and one memorial council as they reintroduce the animals to tribal lands on Wednesday. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption
Bison roam outside Yellowstone National Park in Gardiner, Mont., on March 17, 2011. Thirteen bison were killed or had to be euthanized after their herd was struck by a semi-truck involved in an accident with two other vehicles on a dark Montana highway just outside Yellowstone National Park, authorities said Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. Janie Osborne/AP hide caption
A bison lays down in front of the Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., on June 22. A 34-year-old man was gored by a bull bison in Yellowstone this week, suffering an arm injury, park officials said. Matthew Brown/AP hide caption
This hybrid bull, which lives on the A&K Ranch near Raymondville, Mo., will be part of the process to create beefalo that are 37.5% bison, the magic number for the best beefalo meat. Jonathan Ahl/Harvest Public Media hide caption
A bison leads her calf through deep snow toward a road in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., on Feb. 20, 2021. On Monday, a bison gored a 25-year-old woman in Yellowstone when she got within 10 feet of the animal. Ryan Dorgan/Jackson Hole News & Guide via AP, File hide caption
A driver watches as an unusual sight passes by the side of the car: a herd of bison, recently escaped from a nearby farm in Gilford, N.H. By evening, local police had successfully rounded up the herd. Courtesy of Courtney Schwartzkopf/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Wild bison destined for Banff National Park are prepared for loading and travel at Elk Island National Park's bison-handling facility in Alberta, Canada, on Jan. 31. Johane Janelle/Parks Canada/Reuters hide caption
A modern European bison from the Białowieża Forest in Poland. Rafał Kowalczyk/Nature Publishing Group hide caption
Pan-seared buffalo tenderloin with a corn and sweet potato hash and chimichurri sauce is served up at The Local, a restaurant in Jackson, Wyo. Courtesy of Erin Neary/The Local hide caption
Bison on the prairie below the Grand Teton Mountain Range. Bison migrate in and out of Yellowstone National Park. Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images hide caption
Bison graze in a state park in South Dakota. Amber Hunt/AP hide caption
A North American bison in Glacier National Park, Montana. DEA / G. SIOEN/De Agostini/Getty Images hide caption
A bison herd with calves travels through Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park. The park has proposed a cull of 1,000 bison, primarily cows and calves, this winter. Neal Herbert/National Park Service/Flickr hide caption
Shane Brown, a butcher with the Wild Idea Buffalo Co., labels packages of ground bison. Charles Michael Ray/SDPB hide caption