Wanuskewin has welcomed six new bison calves to the Park. Three male and three female were born this month and with the new additions the herd now numbers at 24.

Describing it as history being made, CEO Darlene Brander says, “The bison have always been central to the Plains Indigenous Cultures. The sacred connection between humans and bison was nearly lost. For us today, to be able to welcome back bison, and then conserve and to grow our herd, it feels as though we are regaining our culture back and forging that special bond.”

In 2019, Wanuskewin, in cooperation with Parks Canada, introduced six Plains Bison from Grasslands National Park, and five bison from the western United States with genetic ties to Yellowstone National Park. The calves born at Wanuskewin Heritage Park makes these bison genetically as close to ones that roamed the plains before 1870 when overhunting and disease dropped bison numbers dramatically from an estimated 30 million to about a thousand.