Ask the Memphian: Why are there buffalo, er, bison at Shelby Farms?
Two young bison tussle in the snow at Shelby Farms Park Feb. 19, 2025. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
For more than 35 years, buffalo have been a part of Shelby Farms. In the latest installment of “Ask the Memphian,” we take a look at their past and future as symbols of the park.
“(People) often watch them when they’re grazing and think they’re sort of lumbering and slow and that is really not the case. They can run very fast and they can jump very high,” Shelby Farms Park Conservancy CEO Jen Andrews said.
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Jody Callahan
Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He has covered news in Memphis for more than 25 years.
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