The Defenders of Wildlife announced a conservation program, the Endless Prairie Buffalo Project, that will enable industry leaders to help restore bison to Tribal lands and restore native grasslands.
The first initiative of its kind in the U.S., it expands the Buffalo Program of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of Fort Peck, MT. Managed by Defenders of Wildlife with guidance from the Environmental Policy Innovation Center and Kingfisher Parker, the project will issue biodiversity credits that fund grassland restoration and buffalo herd management. Each credit will represent measurable ecological gains on one acre of grassland, while strengthening Fort Peck’s cultural and spiritual ties to the buffalo. Over two years, partners will refine the crediting system and market it to conservation-minded supporters.
