Hundreds of riders round up Antelope Island's bison for health checks
Volunteer riders, many of them returning with their families, helped move Antelope Island's bison into corrals so park staff could check the herd.
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Hundreds of riders spent Saturday on horseback at Antelope Island State Park, moving the bison herd into corrals, KSL reported. Danny West called it a good day in the saddle. For volunteer John Parke, the roundup is also a tradition he passes to his kids.
Utah State Parks spokesperson Ally O'Rullian said the gather is how the park looks after the herd and the island. Once the animals are in, staff can spot medical problems, give vaccines, and check cows for pregnancies. The island can support roughly 500 to 550 bison. Calves arrive each year, and an auction after the roundup keeps the herd inside what the habitat can hold. A little more than 250 were sold last year. The public can watch the next stage, the Working of the Bison, on free tours from October 27 through October 29. The auction is set for 10 a.m. on Tuesday, November 3.
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On Saturday, hundreds of people on horseback helped round up the bison at Antelope Island State Park in Utah. They moved the herd into corrals so park staff could check the animals. The bison get vaccines, and the cows are checked for pregnancies. Utah State Parks says the island can support about 500 to 550 bison. Riders such as Danny West and John Parke come back year after year. Parke likes bringing his kids. The next part of the work, called the Working of the Bison, is open for the public to watch from October 27 through October 29.
- Why check a whole herd at once instead of one animal at a time?
- What does a rider do in a roundup that a truck cannot?
- Why would a family come back to the same roundup every year?
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