This week Megan and Jen talk landlines before Jen shares her Science News about a Ugandan Ivory Trader being sentenced to life in prison for poaching endangered species. Then Megan talks the American Bison! Thanks to listener Lacy Smith for the suggestion!

1st Organization to Support: Heifer International

https://www.heifer.org/

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2nd Organization to Support: National Wildlife Federation

https://www.nwf.org/Our-Work/Wildlife-Conservation/Bison/Tribal-Lands

Tribal people have a deep historical, cultural, traditional, and spiritual connection to bison that stretches back thousands of years. The National Wildlife Federation and the tribes share a common vision of establishing herds of genetically pure wild bison across the West and restoring Native Americans' cultural connection to bison.

Protecting Wild Bison and Tribal Culture

In 1997 the National Wildlife Federation signed a memorandum of understanding with the Intertribal Bison Cooperative, the first-ever conservation agreement between an environmental organization and an inter-tribal group, to advocate for the return of wild bison to tribal lands.

The political opposition to the return of the bison seemed insurmountable, as bison were seen as a threat to domestic livestock. Overcoming these challenges is a significant conservation milestone and opens the door to moving wild bison onto other large landscapes.

During the last six years, the National Wildlife Federation has partnered with tribal governments and other partners to return more than 250 bison to tribal lands, ensuring tribal connections to bison for generations to come. By bringing bison back to reservations, we are revitalizing a landscape, habitat, and a diversity of wildlife, while also re-establishing Native Americans’ cultural and historic connections to wildlife and the land.

The National Wildlife Federation and tribes share a common vision of returning wild bison to historical habitat and restoring Native Americans' cultural connections to bison. For more than two decades, the National Wildlife Federation’s Tribal Program has worked with tribes to bring wild bison back to their lands and cultures and restore this iconic American species to its rightful home on the prairies. 

References: 

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/woman-gored-by-a-bison-in-yellowstone-national-park-180980195/

https://www.livescience.com/bison-attacks-yellowstone-2022

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/yellowstone-visitor-gored-by-bison-tossed-10-feet-rcna31371

https://www.wemjournal.org/article/S0953-9859(94)71137-2/pdf

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10874911/Woman-25-killed-gored-bison-thrown-10-feet-air-Yellowstone.html

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/american-bison#:~:text=They%20are%20massive%2C%20shaggy%20beasts,land%20animals%20in%20North%20America.&text=Despite%20their%20hefty%20size%2C%20bison,feet%20(61%20centimeters)%20long.

https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/management/bison-management.htm

https://www.britannica.com/story/whats-the-difference-between-buffalo-and-bison

https://www.nps.gov/articles/bison_badl.htm#:~:text=The%20word%20buffalo%20is%20derived,living%20in%20Africa%20and%20Asia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JExj6O3FWg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWABmr48vyY

https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/nature/brucellosis.htm

https://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org/buffalo-and-native-americans

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/dec/12/how-native-american-tribes-are-bringing-back-the-bison-from-brink-of-extinction

https://www.insidescience.org/news/bison-slaughter%E2%80%99s-destructive-legacy-native-americans