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National Bison Day on Thursday

by KREX News Room
by Kristina Kuestner

Story Created: Oct 31, 2012 at 11:02 PM MDT

Story Updated: Nov 1, 2012 at 6:50 AM MDT

DENVER- The first National Bison Day is taking place on Thursday.

The Colorado-based National Bison Association, the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society and the South Dakota-based Intertribal Buffalo Council agreed earlier this year to designate the first Thursday of each November as National Bison Day.

The day is giving the groups another chance to promote efforts in Congress to designate the bison as the national mammal of the United States.

Lawmakers from several states, including Colorado, have given support to a bill that would make the designation, which would give the animal more recognition rather than any extra protection.

Image courtesy of www.itsnature.org.

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