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Does Paynes Prairie really have buffalo?

April 26, 2017buffalo paynes prairie

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Does Paynes Prairie really have buffalo?

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Yes. Buffalo (American Bison) were reintroduced to the prairie from Oklahoma in the mid 1970s. The Florida Park Service did this because it is part of our mission to restore Florida’s natural resources to pre-European settler conditions. Bison were found in Florida until the early 1800s.