Bison Return to Colorado Grasslands

Bison Return to Colorado Grasslands

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Season 1, Episode 176 , Segment 6

Cheatgrass, Marriage and Health, Smart Grids, Digital Education

Episode: Cheatgrass, Marriage and Health, Smart Grids, Digital Education

  • Nov 10, 2015 10:00 pm
  • 10:40 mins

Guest: Jennifer Barfield, PhD, Reproductive Physiologist from Colorado State University  November 1st marked the first time bison have roamed free on the northern Colorado grasslands in 150 years. Getting to that milestone took a lot of work by conservationists and reproductive scientists – including high-tech fertility treatment to help the bison overcome a bacterial infection that prevents them from reproducing.