South Dakota bison roundup October 20, 2009
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.
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After rain showers moved through the area Monday, Oct. 19, 2009, a rainbow filled the sky behind a herd of buffalo as they waited in a holding pasture during the 2009 bison roundup at Wind Cave National Park north of Hot Springs, SD.
Buffalo wait in a holding pasture during the 2009 bison roundup at Wind Cave National Park north of Hot Springs, SD.
A helicopter sweeps a herd of bison along the fence line of the bison corral during the 2009 bison roundup at Wind Cave National Park north of Hot Springs, SD.
A herd of bison run along a hilltop during the 2009 bison roundup at Wind Cave National Park north of Hot Springs, SD.
A helicopter sweeps a herd of bison over a hill at Wind Cave National Park north of Hot Springs, SD.
Buffalo in holding pen during the 2009 bison roundup at Wind Cave National Park north of Hot Springs, SD.
Two bison stand at the top of a hill in the alleyway into the bison corral during the 2009 bison roundup at Wind Cave National Park north of Hot Springs, SD.
Gene Mantile at the 2009 bison roundup at Wind Cave National Park north of Hot Springs, SD.
A helicopter chases a herd of bison into the corral area during the 2009 bison roundup at Wind Cave National Park north of Hot Springs, SD.
Workers at the Tallgrass Prairie facility look at the bison that were brought back from South Dakota.
The long trip for 13 bison from South Dakota nears the end as the trailer hauling them rolls across the open range of the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve.
Workers move bison through gates and then on to a cattle truck waiting to take them to Kansas last week during the 2009 bison roundup at Wind Cave National Park north of Hot Springs, SD.
Incident commander Dan Roddy, left, watches and takes pictures of the bison last week as they are loaded onto trailers.
Workers quickly bring in blood and hair samples that will be identified with each bison brought in during the 2009 bison roundup at Wind Cave National Park north of Hot Springs, SD.
Signs warn motorists about the dangers that buffalo can present throughout Wind Cave National Park north of Hot Springs, SD.
Workers supervise each phase of sending bison along during the 2009 bison roundup at Wind Cave National Park north of Hot Springs, SD.
Tubes of blood from adult buffalo are collected at one of the work stations.
Stain cards with blood samples are placed in the back of a park department vehicle. Each card correlates to one bison, and the blood samples on them will be DNA-tested.
A helicopter sweeps a herd of buffalo along a fence line during the 2009 bison roundup at Wind Cave National Park north of Hot Springs, SD.
A park worker handles the younger bison in the headshoot so blood samples could be collected during the 2009 bison roundup at Wind Cave National Park north of Hot Springs, SD.
Park workers and volunteers sign in on the first day of the 2009 bison roundup at Wind Cave National Park north of Hot Springs, SD.
The Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve will release the 13 bison brought back from South Dakota in an effort to help establish the first step in creating an eventual herd of about 100 bison that will roam parts of the 11,000-acre facility.
After the trailer with the buffalo arrive at the Tallgrass Prairie NAtion Preserve, park worker Darin McCullough tries to sneak a peek at the buffalo inside.
After unloading at the Tallgrass Prairie facility near Cottonwood Falls, Paula Matile secures the fence on the temporary corral. Matile is the Flint Hills conservation assistant with the Kansas Chapter Nature Conservancy.
Bison wait in a holding pasture Wednesday morning during the 2009 bison roundup at Wind Cave National Park north of Hot Springs, SD.
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