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Lakota nonprofit returns 50 bison to Badlands National Park

Original: Good news from the Badlands! Today, October 6, Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation, a Lakota nonprofit base

Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation, a Lakota nonprofit based on the Pine Ridge Reservation, is returning 50 bison to nearly 40,000 acres in the Stronghold area of Badlands National Park in South Dakota. The release, planned for October 6, is being celebrated as a meaningful step for tribal-led conservation and the restoration of bison to Lakota lands.

Why now: The return of bison to tribal stewardship in Badlands National Park is a milestone for Indigenous-led conservation.

Thunder Valley Community Development CorporationPine Ridge ReservationBadlands National ParkLakota

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• Good news from the Badlands! Today, October 6, Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation, a Lakota nonprofit based on the Pine Ridge Reservation, plans to return 50 bison to nearly 40,000 acres in the Stronghold area of Badlands National Park. https://www.… · AltAltNPS@noc.social · 7

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