Smoky Valley Ranch Bison, Kansas, USA
Created | Updated Sep 4, 2002
'The 16,000 acres (6,475 hectares) Smoky Valley Ranch is located in the High Plains of western Kansas, near Oakley. 131-head of bison were introduced to 3,110 acres (1,259 hectares) of mixed grass prairie in early 2000 under a year-round lease arrangement with a private bison rancher'
Acknowledgements
This article is a lightly edited reproduction of source material provided to docents of the Tall Grass Prairie Preserve by The Nature Conservancy for dissemination to the public.