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The Yellowstone National Park bison herd is the only herd descended from continuously wild buffalo in the country. True or False?

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The Yellowstone National Park bison herd is the only herd descended from continuously wild buffalo in the country. True or False?

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This statement is false. When Congress appropriated funds to save the Yellowstone National Park bison from extinction in 1902, fewer than 50 bison remained in the park. The park herd was augmented with 21 untested bison from captive herds in Montana and Texas.