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AT21-377 Webinar The Texas State Bison Herd at Caprock Canyons State Park
June 14, 2021 @ 6:45 PM - 8:00 PM
Webinar Title: Webinar The Texas State Bison Herd at Caprock Canyons State Park by Donald Beard
AT-VMS: AT: Hill Country Chapter Webinars (Enter AT#, Class Title as posted, and Presenter)
Comments: AT21-377 Webinar The Texas State Bison Herd at Caprock Canyons State Park by Donald Beard, Presenter: Donald Beard (AT=1h)
Webinar Date: 6/14/2021
Webinar Time: 6:45p-8:00p
Event Summary:
Learn about the Texas State Bison Herd at Caprock Canyons State Park.
Event Description:
Bison are the keystone species of the Great Plains of North America. With numbers estimated historically somewhere between 30 – 60 million animals ranging the continent, these shaggy creatures were deeply engrained in the fabric of our history as a nation and state. Our not too distant ancestors were responsible for driving these amazing creatures to the brink of extinction a short 130 years ago. A few forward thinking men (and women) had the foresight to see the path of peril that these animals were facing and stepped up to help save this magnificent animal. One of these men was Charles Goodnight. At the urging of his wife Mary Ann, he was able to save a few animals from the canyon country in the Panhandle of Texas. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has taken the challenge of protecting the Goodnight Bison herd and has undertaken a project of massive proportion to restore these animals to a part of their historical range.
Cost: no charge
Register @:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrduCgqDwsHdNy9azsJbI_PNs0RCnm97h9
Presenter:
Donald Beard, Park Superintendent, Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Contact Information:
https://txbison.com/contact/
Organization Website:
https://txbison.com/
Sponsoring Organization:
Fort Worth Chapter of the Native Prairies Association of Texas
