October 31st, 2009
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Author: LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A team from the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve is in South Dakota this week watching as a herd of wild bison is captured to bring back to the Kansas Flint Hills.
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South Dakota officials are rounding up about 20 wild bison at the Wind Cave National park site in the Black Hills region of South Dakota.
About 20 wild bison ranging in age from 1 to 2 1/2 years will be shipped to the Flint Hills. The plan is to eventually have a herd of about 100 bison roaming parts of the 11,000-acre tallgrass prairie near Strong City.
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Kristen Hase, chief of natural resources for the Tallgrass Prairie, says bison are the symbolic species of the prairie, and officials believe it’s important for visitors to see them.
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