Day 26: National Bison Range
Trip Start
Jun 21, 2008
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15
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Trip End
Ongoing
National Bison Range,
Montana,
United States
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Packed up and left Glacier NP.
Around 10:00am we passed a sign for the National Bison Range and decided to stop. Definitely glad we did. We were able to drive through the range on a 19-mile loop road and saw a herd of bison crossing the road right as we slowly drove by. Over a hundred bison, wow! They looked at us and we looked back. We were nervous that they might ram the car if startled.
"The National Bison Range is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System. It was established in 1908 and is one of the oldest Wildlife Refuges in the nation.As its name implies, the Refuge was established to support a population of American bison. It is home to about 350-500 of these animals. Other large wildlife found on the Range include elk, white-tail and mule deer, pronghorn antelope, bighorn sheep and black bear. Because of its open grasslands, the Bison Range is a place for the public to enjoy some excellent wildlife observation and photography."
