Thursday December 1, 2022 The Ecological Buffalo: On the trail of a keystone species with Wes Olson and Johane Janelle

The Bow Valley Naturalists are pleased to partner with the Whyte Museum once again this year for our special Bob and Mary Smith presentation with support from the Eleanor Luxton Historical Foundation. 

About the Book:

Once numbering in the tens of millions, these magnificent creatures played a significant role in the varied ecosystems they occupied, and North American Indigenous Peoples depended upon them. 

With the arrival of Europeans, the buffalo were all exterminated, along with their millennia-old intricate food webs and inter-species relationships. Despite this brush with extinction, the buffalo survived, and are slowly recovering. Alongside their recovery, the relationships once shared with thousands of species are being re-established in a remarkable process of ecological healing. 

Based on Wes Olson’s 35 years of working intimately with bison – and featuring Johane Janelle’s stunning photography – The Ecological Buffalo takes a journey through the myriad connections this keystone species has with the Great Plains. 

For those unable to make it in person, please join us for the live zoom broadcasting. 

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89405813650

Meeting ID: 894 0581 3650 

Online registration is required. Click HERE to register.