Fundación Pro Cuatrociénegas

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As of September 2026: Manages El Santuario reserve; herd grew to 54 with seven calves by September 2026

For roughly 160 years, American bison were absent from northern Mexico, hunted out by the late 1800s. In 2025, conservationists brought 47 back to El Santuario reserve in Coahuila; calves at both reintroduction sites show the herds are settling in.

Updated Sep 22