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Roundup offers chance to check bison’s health
South Dakota’s Custer State Park hosts some 1,500 bison
Horseback riders rounded up some 1,500 bison in South Dakota’s Custer State Park as part of an annual effort to maintain the herd’s health. The roundup gives biologists a chance to monitor the bison’s health, vaccinate calves and auction off bison to reduce herd numbers. Managers try to mix their genetics with other herds to improve the health of bison populations across the country.
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Header Image: Bison graze in Custer State Park in South Dakota. Credit: Chuck Peterson
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