Think you need Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon to see bison roam free? Think again. KPRC2
These animals represent the only pure strain of the original Charles Goodnight herd, dating back to the 1870s, according to the
Once numbering in the millions, bison were hunted to near-extinction during the “great slaughter” between 1874 and 1878. By some estimates, less than 1,000 bison remained in North America by 1888.Bison at Caprock Canyons State Park, famed Mother of the Texas Panhandle, begged her husband Charles to do what he could to rescue the surviving bison. The couple captured some of the orphaned calves and preserved them on their JA Ranch.
When the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department learned about the declining herd, a German wildlife conservationist with a a deep interest in American bison urged the agency to intervene. The department had its DNA tested. An A&M analysis confirmed that the bison DNA was different, and featured genetics that are not shared by any other bison in North America. These bison were indeed native Texas Panhandle bison and direct descendants of Goodnight’s herd.
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