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Ep. 823: Restoring Alaska's Wild Buffalo

January 19, 2026

Description

Steven Rinella talks withTom Seaton, lead biologist for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game Wood Bison Restoration Project.  Topics discussed: Where and when buffalo are considered wildlife and...
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Books Referenced

Wood Bison in the Late Holocene Alaska and Adjacent Canada, Paleontological, Archaeological, and Historical Records

Author: Bob Stevenson and several other folks

Context:

Tom referenced this paper published in 2001 that takes a deep dive into collecting specimens, radiocarbon dating them, and examining oral history about wood bison in Alaska, including accounts from native elders about historical bison encounters.