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has gloss | eng: The Lamar Buffalo Ranch was created to preserve one of the last free-roaming bison (buffalo) herds in the United States. The ranch was established in 1907 when 28 bison were moved from Fort Yellowstone to the Lamar Valley in the northeast portion of the park. The herd was maintained as a semi-domesticated source of additional bison the enhance the parks natural herd. The animals at the ranch were plains bison, a distinct subspecies which differed from the parks native mountain bison. As a result, the park herd is now a hybrid of the two subspecies. |
lexicalization | eng: Lamar Buffalo Ranch |
instance of | c/Structures, Historic Districts and Museums of Yellowstone |
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