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<\/a> Oakland Zoo welcomed the fourth bison calf of the season in June! The birth also marked a major milestone: the 50th bison calf born since the start of a program in 2016 to restore bison back to the wild. Photo by Oakland Zoo.<\/div>\n

Oakland Zoo welcomed an adorable baby bison earlier this month! Affectionately called a \u201cred dog\u201d, the calf sports a reddish-brown coat and is very playful.<\/p>\n

This was the zoo\u2019s fourth bison calf birth this season and the 50th bison birth since the start of Oakland Zoo\u2019s partnership with Blackfeet Nation and Indigenous LED in 2016. The goal of the program is to restore bison to free-ranging herds roaming Blackfeet Territory and Glacier National Park in Montana.<\/p>\n

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<\/a> Affectionately called \u201cred dogs\u201d, bison calves sport a reddish-brown coat when they\u2019re born, and they\u2019re very playful. Photo by Oakland Zoo.<\/div>\n

In May, the program transported five zoo-born bison by trailer to a free-ranging herd in Montana. The additions to the herd will promote genetic diversity and will help bolster the population of bison in the wild.<\/p>\n

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<\/a> The program transported five zoo-born bison by trailer in May to their natural habitat in Montana to join a free-ranging herd. Photo by Oakland Zoo.<\/div>\n

In the early 1900s, American bison (also known as buffalo) nearly went extinct due to the surge of settlers moving west. Currently, bison numbers are improving but the populations still lack genetic diversity. The partnership of Oakland Zoo, Blackfeet Nation, and Indigenous LED aims to address that issue with captive breeding.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the birth of its 50th calf, the Oakland Zoo is helping bring home far more than buffalo to the Blackfeet Nation. Together, we are restoring threads that were once severed\u2014between people and place, culture and identity, memory and future\u2014showing what becomes possible when restoration is rooted in relationship,\u201d says Cristina Mormorunni, Executive Director of Indigenous LED.<\/p>\n

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<\/a> Bison calf and mama. Photo by Oakland Zoo.<\/div>\n

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<\/a> The bison calf will eventually join a free-ranging herd in Montana. Photo by Oakland Zoo.<\/div>\n

To learn more about the bison restoration project, see the Oakland Zoo website<\/a> and the Indigenous LED website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information about bison, see our article, American Bison<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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