They Flew 28 Bison Into a Valley Abandoned for a Century — What They Did Next Stunned Researchers

They Airlifted 28 Bison Into a Valley Abandoned for a Century — What They Did Next Stunned Researchers In 1980, Canada airlifted 28 wood bison into a remote northern valley that hadn't seen one in over a century, and just keeping them alive was supposed to be the hard part. It wasn't. This is the full, stranger-than-fiction story of how Canada wiped out its largest land animal on purpose, nearly lost the last pure survivors to a disastrous mistake, and then watched a single airplane sighting pull the species back from the edge. You'll discover why these giants ignored the map we drew for them, swam a river scientists called impossible, and switched a dead ecosystem back on by themselves — a surprising, hopeful look at what really happens when we return an animal to the wild and step out of its way. #WoodBison #Rewilding #Wildlife #Conservation #BisonComeback #Canada