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After A Lifetime Of Hard Work, Father And Son Return Wild Bison To Reservation

For as long as 75-year-old Dick Baldes can remember, his tribe has tried to bring wild bison back to the Wind River Indian Reservation.

“Some of the old timers would talk about that and how important the bison was. I mean, that’s always been that way,” said Baldes.

On November 10, the Eastern Shoshone Tribe saw that dream realized. They set ten wild young bison loose on 300 acres on the Wind River Indian Reservation. Dick Baldes spent his entire career as a biologist working to bring back wildlife back to the reservation. And it was his son, Jason, who helped make the bison release a reality.

Wyoming Public Radio’s Melodie Edwards attended the release ceremony. It started with a prayer.

Melodie Edwards is the host and producer of WPM's award-winning podcast The Modern West. Her Ghost Town(ing) series looks at rural despair and resilience through the lens of her hometown of Walden, Colorado. She has been a radio reporter at WPM since 2013, covering topics from wildlife to Native American issues to agriculture.
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