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Great Plains go back in time as 1,000 bison make the ground shake during annual Buffalo Roundup
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Two-year-old Jameson Maxwell sat mesmerized on Monday as nearly 1,000 bison rumbled across the prairie in western South Dakota, the massive creatures racing at speeds of up to 50 mph in the annual Buffalo Roundup at Custer State Park.
'He really enjoys it. He was saying, "Yee-haw." He thinks he's going to catch one,' his mother, Maria Maxwell, said as she watched the toddler perfect his roping skills after the event.
Mrs Maxwell and her son were among thousands of people from all over the world who descended on South Dakota on Monday for a taste of the Old West and a chance to see one of the most iconic American creatures.
Spectacle: More than 1,000 buffalo thundered across the prairie in South Dakota's Custer State Park on Monday
Back in time: The scene was reminiscent of previous centuries when North America was home to millions of bison
Officials created the Buffalo Roundup nearly 50 years ago to manage the bison herd at Custer State Park. It has since become a multi-day event that draws people from as far away as Germany, Australia and New Zealand.
Tens of millions of bison, also known as buffalo, once roamed most of North America before overhunting reduced the population to about 1,000 animals by the turn of the 20th century. Subsequent conservation efforts helped rebuild the herds, though not anything close to the numbers they were at when they roamed free across the Great Plains.
Visitors to the 47th annual Buffalo Roundup rose before dawn on Monday and packed Custer State Park to watch the bison being corralled into pens.
About 225 to 250 of the animals will be sold and shipped across North America, said Chad Kremer, the herd manager at Custer State Park. The buffalo will supplement existing herds, help start new ones or be used for meat.
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