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CBS News
2 days ago
- General
- CBS News
Baby bison born at South Park Game Preserve
A new bison has been born at the South Park Game Preserve. The Friends of the South Park Buffalo Preserve, a Facebook page that provides frequent updates on the bison that call the park home, introduced followers to Kai on Tuesday. "After a long wait this Spring, we had an eye on last year's moms Lily and Rosie to deliver a Buffalo baby or two this year! And so today, Tuesday, May 27, 2025 - early this morning, our girl Lily came through and delivered our first baby this year!" the group wrote on Facebook. (Photo: Friends of the South Park Buffalo Preserve/Facebook) The Friends of the South Park Buffalo Preserve said the name Kai means "balance and harmony." It's the preserve's first red dog of the season after one female had a stillbirth and another appeared to have a miscarriage. In April, an Allegheny County spokesperson told KDKA-TV that they've elevated concerns about stillbirths and miscarriages in the bison herd to the United States Department of Agriculture. Allegheny County says bison have lived in South Park since 1927. Parkgoers can visit the herd from 7 a.m. to dusk. On Tuesdays and Fridays at 9:30 a.m., the bison caretaker hosts a public feeding. The county says more than 60 million bison once roamed North America, but by 1889, only a few hundred wild bison remained. Since the early 20th century, there have been nationwide efforts to restore their population.
CBC
3 days ago
- General
- CBC
Concrete bison art offers comfort to Manitoba youth affected by abuse
More than two dozen concrete bison, painted by artists, are rumbling down Roblin Boulevard in Winnipeg. The public art pieces head toward the Toba Centre for Children and Youth, and are designed to offer support and comfort to young people who are affected by abuse.
CBS News
3 days ago
- General
- CBS News
Meandering bison blocks traffic on highway in Northwest Lower Michigan
A bison – initially described as a buffalo – decided to just stand in traffic on US-31 amid Grand Traverse County in Northern Michigan, tying up traffic in that area. Grand Traverse 911 told the tale via social media Friday morning, urging motorists to "please slow down in that area. No need to call us, we have units on the way." Although there was no picture provided of the actual incident, local residents clearly understood the scenario. The resulting conversation included jokes and references to memes made popular by the National Park Service's experiences with bison. But there were also safety reminders on how motorists should respond around large animals in a discussion that picked up over 1,000 reactions on Facebook, in addition to hundreds of comments and shares. "Nobody find that with your car, would be a terrible time," was one of the follow-up comments from the agency. The animal was originally described as a buffalo, but officers later learned it was a bison. There are American bison herds living in Northern Michigan. "Either way, please don't pet it or hit it with your car," the dispatchers said. The animal was eventually rounded up and the highway ultimately reopened.
CBS News
23-05-2025
- Science
- CBS News
Nonprofit restores prairie, bison grazing at Illinois' Nachusa Grasslands
Drive two hours west of the Loop, and pristine prairie will appear. The Nachusa Grasslands are located in Lee and Ogle counties, 3 miles northwest of the town of Franklin Grove. The Nature Conservancy replanted and restored the prairie, and the nonprofit also manages the Nachusa Grasslands and the animals that graze there. Behind the gates to the prairie is a piece of the past. "There's really only a few thousand acres of tallgrass prairie like this left in Illinois," said research scientist Elizabeth Bach. But when Bach rolls over rolling hills of the Nachusa Grasslands in a sport-utility vehicle, she sees the future. "And that future is built on the foundations of our past," she said. That foundation is one where the prairie flourished, and buffalo roamed. At the Nachusa Grasslands, there are more than 4,000 acres of restored tallgrass prairie — and one herd of bison. "Grazing is something, especially from bison, that's been absent from this state of Illinois since the 1870s," Bach said. But in the 2014, the Nature Conservancy — a global environmental nonprofit — brought bison back. "The bison at Nachusa Grasslands have access to 1500 acres," said Bach. As a research scientist, Bach studies how the herd of about 100 bison impacts the prairie. "This is the best part of my job, is to get to be out here, and I look at these plants every year," Bach said. Every spring, as calves are born and flowers bloom, Bach checks on plots and areas where bison graze — and where they don't. "We can track how the plant community without grazing compares to the plant community with grazing," Bach said. Bach sees a noticeable difference. "Areas where the bison are grazing heavily will keep a shorter structure for the grasses and plants there, and that's a good thing for certain types of birds and insects and small mammals and reptiles," she said. Just by grazing and wallowing — the behavior where they roll around on their backs — the big mammals create microhabitats. "We are seeing changes in the abundance of certain insects like ground beetles and dung beetles," said Bach. And when the bison share their winter coats, their fur helps birds build their homes. "To keep those baby birds warm on these cold spring nights," Bach said. At the Nachusa Grasslands, the buffalo roam — and restore. "What we're really trying to do is to set up these native Illinois plants and animals for success into the future," Bach said. The Nature Conservancy keeps the herd to about 100 bison. They transfer surplus animals to the Intertribal Buffalo Council, whose mission is to restore buffalo to tribal lands.
Times
19-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- Times
Why is there so much raw meat in my feed?
Forget porridge. The influencer Ashley English posted a video in September 2024 of her breakfast: a raw T-bone steak with raw bison bone marrow and raw bison liver. She is not alone in her unusual diet. Eating raw meat has become the latest bizarre wellness trend on social media. In recent weeks, my TikTok and Instagram feeds have been flooded with stomach-turning videos of young men and women filming themselves casually eating raw liver and raw ground beef mince. This is not like when you order steak tartare at a fancy restaurant — they pick up a whole raw steak with their hands and eat it like it's an apple. On TikTok, there are over 15,000 videos tagged #rawmeat. In one video on the platform,
