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Supporting Bison One Million Initiative

The Bison One Million, Thunder Ridge Bison Co., Bison Conservation in Ontario

Conservation Starts With Us

Bison One Million is an ambitious commitment started by Ted Turner to build the North American bison population to one million animals. 


Accomplishing the goal will require a collaborative commitment among private ranchers, public herd managers, tribal leaders, First Nations communities, conservationists, government agencies and other stakeholders in the United States and Canada.

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What This Initiative Means

The North American bison population has steadily recovered since an estimated 700 animals balanced on the verge of extinction in the mid 1880’s. Today, there are an estimated 385,000 bison in North American private, public and tribal herds, according to information compiled by the National Bison Association (See charts at right). If, however, the herds could expand at a rate of little over 10% per year, over the next eight years, the overall North American herd would surpass one million animals by 2025.

How We Can Help

Ranchers from all over North America, even Ontario, Canada, develop a game plan for our individual roles. Just as important, federal, state, and provincial agencies must play a role through new policies, including:

  • Additional incentives for young and beginning bison ranchers
  • Expanded access to federal grazing lands for bison production and ecosystem restoration
  • Incentives for expansion of tribal/First Nation community herds for tribal and commercial markets
  • Restoration of bison in federal and state parks that were part of the historic bison habitat
  • Expanded live bison transfers from public parks to tribal groups and ranchers
  • Expanded learning opportunities for sustainable bison production and stewardship

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Thunder Ridge Bison Co., Bison Breeding in Uxbridge, Ontario

We Have a Passion for Bison

  • "There is something spectacular about being able to spend time with these amazing animals that have been unchanged for thousands of years. and to think of what the world would have been like when the landscape was covered with millions of bison."
    - Brian Arnold