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South Dakota bison roundup
Officials from the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve are in South Dakota this week watching as a herd of wild bison is gathered for them to bring back to Kansas.
Kansans hope bison will develop Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve into a tourist destination
Leaders from the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve near Strong City collected 13 bison — more informally, buffalo — from a unique herd of about 500 in South Dakota. Enlarge video
The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve will offer special tours of its recently acquired bison herd on Friday.
The park, just outside Strong City in Chase County, will be offering a series of tours through the preserve’s nearly 1,100-acre Windmill pasture, which serves as the new home for the herd of 13 bison.
The park has scheduled bus tours at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Friday. Due to a high level of public interest in the new herd, reservations are encouraged and can be made by calling the preserve at 620-273-8494. Visitors may reserve up to 10 spaces on a bus. Buses are wheelchair-accessible. All tours are free of charge.
Bison viewing is also available through backcountry hiking along the trails.
The herd was recently shipped from South Dakota, where it was part of a genetically pure herd of bison at the Wind Cave National Park. Journal-World writer Chad Lawhorn and photographer Kevin Anderson traveled to South Dakota and documented the herd’s journey to Kansas.
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