The name is a misnomer since the animals are bison, but the interest in these animals is the same whatever the name.
These bison are the descendants of a breeding pair of the animals given to Prince Edward Island by the province of Alberta in 1973.
The province established Buffaloland Park for them.
Four years ago, the government sold the park for $1.00 to a charitable foundation run by the Buddhist community on the island. The herd today totals 56 animals with 5 new calfs this year.
At one time there were as many as 30 million bison roaming North America, and were an important part of the food chain for the Indigenous people. Now the population is estimated to be around 500,000 animals. This small herd gives us a sense of the what those huge herds must have been like and the majesty of these noble creatures.
