Plains Buffaloes At Home On The Range

by John Bartelt

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Plains Buffaloes At Home On The Range

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John Bartelt

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These American Bisons are grazing in the Wet Mountain Valley of Colorado, on land owned by the Navajo Nation which owns about 28,855 acres in this region. Their purchase of the Wolf Springs Ranch, on 1-6-2018, included roughly 400 head of cattle and over 900 head of bison.

There is perhaps no animal that symbolizes the Wild West more than the bison. There are three subspecies of Bison: the Plains Buffalo, Wood Buffalo and the European Wisent. After being reduced to a herd of no more than 1,500 individuals in the mid to late 1800s, legal protection of the buffalo in National Parks and private preserves, along with individuals raising buffalo on their own land, has helped restore the buffalo to over 350,000 animals. Current estimates place the U.S. herd at 270,000 animals, with most of the production occurring on private ranches.

I am honored that “Plains Buffaloes At Home On The Range” has been Featured by the Administrators of the following Fine Art America Groups on their respective home pages:

1) “Pure Nature Photography” 1-11-2017
2) “Fine Arts Photography” 1-30-2017
3) "Animal Photographs" 1-09-2019
4) "Wildlife One A Day" 1-16-2019
5) "ALL COLORADO" 3-14-2019


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January 10th, 2017

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